NSW will move to legislate a deadline to reduce the state’s carbon emissions by a minimum of 50 per cent by 2030, and reach net zero by 2050. The ambitious targeted are included in the Climate Change Bill, introduced to parliament on Thursday. Under the legislation, an independent Net ZeroContinue Reading
The UK will soften policies aimed at achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and instead pursue a “pragmatic” approach to hitting the target, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday. But critics have labelled the move as a “complete farce” that would leave people and businesses “confused”. “We canContinue Reading
Australia’s largest mining company will power its coal operations with wind and solar energy in a power purchase agreement that will help sustain four large-scale renewable energy projects. BHP will buy wind and solar energy from CleanCo, a government-owned renewable energy retailer, to power up to 50 per cent ofContinue Reading
Gas will be phased out of households but remain a vital transition fuel for electricity generation and powering industry on the path to net zero, leading energy experts say. The Grattan Institute energy program director Tony Wood told News Corp’s Future Energy event gas will have no role in homesContinue Reading
The federal Nationals leader says he’s sticking by the party’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, despite an internal push to scrap the policy. David Littleproud, speaking after addressing the Nationals annual conference in Canberra, told reporters their last party room “proudly” supported net zero. “We‘ll have a differentContinue Reading
A Canadian energy minister says nuclear power is the North American nation’s “only pathway to net zero”, and has told Australia to consider going down the same road. Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith joined 2GB’s Ben Fordham on Thursday morning to discuss the topic, particularly the largest Canadian province’s proposedContinue Reading
In 2001, when Australia’s population was 19.3 million, then-Treasurer Peter Costello released the inaugural Intergenerational Report (IGR). The 2001 IGR forecast that Australia’s population would grow to 25.7 million people by 2050, driven by annual net overseas migration (NOM) of 90,000. The following year in 2002, a Senate Inquiry putContinue Reading
Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has thrown her weight behind nuclear energy in her pitch for a net zero Australia that doesn’t rely on wind and solar. At The Australian’s Bush Summit on Monday, Ms Rinehart delivered a sweeping six-point plan for the nation and called for the government toContinue Reading
A Sydney office building has taken work perks to a new level, rolling out a fleet of Teslas that can be borrowed or rented by staff. Last week, tech transport start-up Outbound launched the “Electric Car Club” — a group of communal Teslas in the Salesforce Tower at Barangaroo, whichContinue Reading
A coalition of crossbenchers is set to pile the pressure on federal and state governments to accelerate plans to switch off households from gas, warning not doing so could risk the nation’s climate targets. The grouping of independents met at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday to hear from energyContinue Reading