Experts, investors baulk at Australian opposition’s proposals on nuclear, capping renewables
Multiple experts and asset owners have raised a number of issues with the Australian opposition’s thinly-detailed nuclear energy proposal, while renewable energy developers urged stakeholders not be distracted by the idea.
Read MoreAustralian ministers agree 2030 biodiversity targets, include OECMs in Nature Repair Market
Australian federal and state environment ministers on Friday agreed on an ambition to protect and conserve 30% of land and sea by 2030 and a number of other ambitions that the country will take to the biodiversity COP in Colombia later this year, while also agreeing to include Other Effective land-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in the Nature Repair Market.
Read MoreSouth Australia releases green iron and steel strategy, calls for industry collaboration
The South Australian state government has published a green iron and steel strategy and put a call out to global industry to help it figure out how it can underpin investment in the nascent sector.
Read MoreGreen ammonia key to unlocking Australia’s hydrogen superpower ambitions -analysis
Using green hydrogen instead of natural gas to decarbonise Australia’s established ammonia production sector provides a doorway to unlock the country’s hydrogen ambitions, and tax credits offered by the government in its latest budget could be the key, analysis published Thursday said.
Read MoreSantos “confident” it has enough ACCUs to meet projected Barossa Safeguard requirements
Oil and gas major Santos is “confident” it has enough Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) for its Barossa LNG project to meet its compliance obligations under the Safeguard Mechanism.
Read MoreReport urges Australia not to let coal mines self-report methane emissions
A report has warned against the Australian government moving to allow all coal companies to self-report their emissions, saying it could obscure millions of tonnes of methane pollution.
Read MoreAustralia presents climate finance reporting, taxonomy steps in roadmap
The Australian government on Wednesday published a Sustainable Finance Roadmap that lays out the next steps of its reforms on climate reporting and a green finance taxonomy.
Read MoreAustralian opposition lays out plans for nuclear energy
The Australian opposition Coalition is proposing to have two nuclear power stations up and running in the country by 2035 and 2037, and seven in operation “before 2050” as part of its climate and energy policy that it will take to the next election.
Read MoreAustralian govt ringfences A$28.5 mln to restore the Great Barrier Reef
The Australian federal Labor government announced Tuesday an allocation of A$28.5 million ($18.9 mln) to support the restoration and rehabilitation of coastal habitats on the Great Barrier Reef.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Industry actors team up to create scalable, flexible biochar ACCU method
An industry collaboration has submitted an idea to develop a methodology to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) from biochar creation, aiming for a design as scalable and flexible as possible.
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