Don’t mention electric vehicles!
Announcing its Future Fuels Strategy on the ABC last week, the Energy Minister was at pains to claim that plug-in hybrids are the natural choice, together with hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Anything but fully …
Hooray for citizen action on coal
This week the people had decisive wins for climate change, challenging the expansion of coal mining and the dodgy practices of coal fired power generators. Led by 84 year old …
Our big coal and gas customers getting out
The Coalition’s attachment to fossil fuels is not just about donations they receive from the sector or their conservative rump of MPs in coal mining areas. Coal earned Australia $23 …
President Biden, embracing greater ambition on an epic scale
If we can harness all of our energy and talents, and unmatchable American innovation, we can turn this threat into an opportunity to revitalize the U.S. energy sector and boost …
Telling it like it is on the environment
Environment scientists in Australia and the US have reviewed the evidence and found that future environmental conditions will be far more dangerous than currently believed. Here is a link to …
Aust missing from countries joining One Planet Summit.
50 countries have now joined a coalition vowing to protect 30% of land and sea to stop species extinction and address climate change by 2030. The One Planet Summit was …
Government inaction on Climate Change failing Australians
Since coming to power in 2013 the Coalition Government has consistently underperformed on climate change and emissions reduction. Nowhere is that more obvious than in our continued failures to engage …
Still propping up fossil fuels
Yesterday’s announcement that $83.5 million is to be invested in oil refining companies as part of its commitment to jobs, affordable fuel and Australia’s long-term fuel security is classic, Morrison Government sleight …
Matt Kean for PM!
Amongst state energy ministers, Liberal, Matt Kean has arguably the most ambitious climate change abatement plan that he says is entirely consistent with conservatism and he is not afraid to …
CCS a reckless waste of money
New analysis shows that adding carbon capture and storage technologies to a new coal-fired generator could increase the levelised cost of electricity by between $90 and $125 per MWh. With …