Marion Rae
Risk or reward: mandatory climate reporting to begin
Very few businesses will escape demands to come clean on their carbon footprint under the mandatory climate-related reporting regime, experts say. From...
Renewable energy trounces nuclear on generation costs
Power planners have found nuclear energy does not stack up for Australia even after considering new parameters, with large-scale solar and big...
Eyes of energy world on local battery tech
Australia’s vanadium deposits could displace world supplies and solve the challenge of off-grid energy needs as a remote community trials homegrown technology....
Climate update as consumers brace for blackout fatigue
A revamped electricity grid is doing the heavy lifting on reducing emissions, official data shows, as Australia’s east coast faces heatwaves and...
Stubborn emissions threaten to blow world carbon budget
No peak is in sight for carbon emissions despite progress for renewable energy, according to the latest global carbon tracker. Scientists including...
Teals accuse major parties of silence on climate goals
The major parties must come clean on a 2035 climate target and how they’re going to get Australia there, a united front...
Australia inks $660 million hydrogen pact with Germany
A joint development deal with Germany will unlock $660 million of shared investment in Australian hydrogen projects, providing some certainty after setbacks....
Climate review backs solar, wind, hydrogen, not nuclear
An independent review of Australia’s climate response has found no need, or time, for nuclear to be added to the energy mix...
Inflation for longer ‘much worse’ than elevated rates
Businesses face high costs and home borrowers are feeling the squeeze, but the Reserve Bank insists interest rates should remain elevated. Financial...
Origin Energy year profit surges as power bills rise
Power giant Origin Energy has posted a surge in full-year profit as households struggle to pay bigger electricity and gas bills. Origin,...