Report urges Australian industrials to cut diesel subsidy, ACCU use to boost clean energy uptake
The path to moving multiple Australian industries away from diesel and into cleaner alternatives is a “complex challenge” hampered by the use of carbon credits and diesel fuel tax rebates, in addition to difficulties in scaling up new technologies and the high costs associated with cleaner fuels, a paper argued this week.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Australian government must support decarbonisation’s tough parts, conference hears
The tough parts of decarbonisation should be next on the Australian government’s agenda, as it sets its 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and races to meet its 2030 commitment, a conference heard this week.
Read MoreBanks are ready and willing for Australia’s nature market, conference hears
Australia’s banks are ready to fund the nascent Nature Repair Market but see the government as a first buyer of any issued certificates, a conference heard Thursday.
Read MorePresident of world’s youngest democracy voices little faith in future COP outcomes
The president of the young Southeast Asian nation of Timor-Leste has voiced pessimism about the possibility of better outcomes coming from the UN COP process.
Read MoreAustralia should focus on expanding carbon pricing policies to liquid fuels rather than electricity, expert says
Australia’s efforts to expand carbon pricing policies should focus on the liquid fuels sector rather than electricity, an expert told a conference Wednesday, as observers await the imminent release of the country’s sectoral decarbonisation plans.
Read MoreAustralia could miss NDC as emission cuts slow -report
Australia may not be on track to meet its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of an emissions reduction of 43% over 2005 levels by 2030, a report said Monday.
Read MoreNew Zealand industrials to receive fewer free NZUs after EAF adjusted down
The NZ Electricity Authority on Friday said it has adjusted the 2025 electricity allocation factor (EAF) down by 7%, which will result in marginally fewer free CO2 allowances for industrial participants in the emissions trading scheme.
Read MoreQueensland sees rise in clearing of land with endangered ecosystems
Australia’s second largest state has increased its land clearing rates, with the latest state government data showing a 21% bump in vegetation clearing on areas hosting endangered ecosystems.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Vietnam’s ETS pilot to launch with many questions
Vietnam will launch the pilot phase of its emissions trading scheme this year, taking a step towards meeting climate commitments and navigating trade pressures from carbon regulations abroad, but faces steep challenges in readiness, infrastructure, and balancing its economic competitiveness, according to experts.
Read MoreFEATURE: Newer tech, specialisations shield Australian hydrogen startups from cancellations
Australia’s green hydrogen sector has seen a bloodbath over the past 18 months, but some smaller startups have survived, protected by newer technologies, specialised focus, and ambitions smaller than gigawatt-scale clean production of the universe’s most abundant element.
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