Australia may miss green iron opportunity, think tank says
The world’s largest iron ore exporter may miss the jump on greening its product into a higher-quality product thanks to lower gas supplies and high gas prices, a think tank has suggested.
Read MoreRio Tinto signs large solar-battery deal to slash aluminium smelter emissions
Australian miner Rio Tinto has signed two large power agreements with Edify Energy for clean energy supply to one of its largest emitting facilities in Queensland covered by the Safeguard Mechanism.Â
Read MoreMore efficient CO2 capture seen as key to scale CCS industry
More attention must be paid to capturing post-combustion carbon streams with low CO2 concentrations if the world is to hit climate targets and scale the carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry, a Perth conference heard this week.
Read MoreAustralia set to miss renewable target, think tank says
Australia is unlikely to meet its planned target of 82% of electricity sourced from renewable energy by 2030 no matter who wins the upcoming election, but output could be much lower under the conservative opposition, according to a report released Tuesday.
Read MoreElectrification of heat processes could decarbonise emissions-heavy garment industry -report
The clothing industry contributes around 2% to global emissions with much of that coming from energy used for process heating, but there are transition pathways ahead to drop these emissions, a report released Tuesday found.
Read MoreAustralian govt commits A$250 mln to low carbon liquid fuel spending
The Australian government will commit A$250 million ($158.5 mln) to developing the country’s low carbon liquid fuel (LCLF) sector, it announced Thursday.
Read MoreCARBON FORWARD ASIA: Much work ahead for Vietnam’s carbon market launch, analyst says
The ministry overseeing Vietnam’s soon-to-appear pilot carbon market is about to merge with another in the biggest government shake-up in decades, though it’s impact on the scheme launch date remains uncertain.
Read MoreCARBON FORWARD ASIA: Australian Coalition election win might see major Safeguard carve-outs
A Coalition party win at the imminent Australian election would not see the updated Safeguard Mechanism repealed, but it could be weakened or see large sectors, such as LNG, carved out, a conference heard this week.
Read MoreAustralia finalises first Nature Repair Market method, biodiversity instrument
Australia has released the final version of its first new method for the voluntary Nature Repair Market (NRM) allowing project developers to earn biodiversity certificates, the government said Monday.
Read MoreAustralian emissions continue to drop as power demand stays level, regulator says
Emissions from the near-70% of the sectors covered by Australian greenhouse gas reporting requirements have been on the wane since 2019 and fell again in 2024, according to data from the regulator released Friday.
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