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Renewables rollout rethink: ‘social licence’ for wind, solar ‘demands cash returns for regional communities’
Regions hosting renewable-energy projects would receive – and control – pooled developer and government funds for local infrastructure and services, under a “radical” plan to secure a “social licence” for the rollout.
LNG is nation’s strategic asset with strong partnership links
Australian policymakers risk undermining the nation’s most important trade and investment relationships if they fail to value liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an important strategic asset, central to how the nation’s most important partners in North Asia view their long-term energy security.
Regulatory roadblocks driving gas projects offshore as shortfalls loom
The national spotlight on Australia’s lagging productivity and slow and complex approvals processes has highlighted the challenges we face in transforming our energy system.
Tony Abbott opinion: Why Net Zero ‘has to be dropped’
The government is peddling a false environmental apocalypse to justify up-ending people’s lives in ways they would never accept if they were told the truth, writes former PM Tony Abbott.
Climate Change Authority boss challenged to see impacts of net zero on regions
Farmers claim climate change warrior Matt Kean has “no real experience” of the issues facing regional Australia, including their unfolding battle against giant renewable energy projects.
Labor premieres the latest instalment in its predictable climate franchise
The Albanese government premiered the latest instalments in its climate multiverse this week, shows so formulaic you could predict the finale from the trailer.
The energy grid needs markets, not mandates!
Average electricity wholesale prices rose from less than $40 per MWh in 2009 (actually less than $30 in 2011) to their present $110.
NSW southern tablelands wind farm on ice as company ‘carefully considers’ locals’ feedback
Wind Prospect has indefinitely delayed its controversial 90-turbine farm near Yass following fierce opposition from local farmers and a Telegraph campaign.
Blow to offshore wind hopes as Origin puts $8b project on hold
The developer of a major proposed Victorian offshore wind farm has put the $8 billion project on ice as uncertainty over the economic and political viability of the industry forces key renewable energy investors to reconsider their near-term priorities.
The Myth of Peak Fossil-Fuel Demand Is Crumbling
The use of oil and gas will continue to climb for decades, according to a draft of the International Energy Agency’s annual report.