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- The idea of a new coal-fired power station in the town has been a useful political tool but few experts think it necessary, or viable
- Queensland energy minister tells Angus Taylor he's 'deeply concerned' about Collinsville coal plans 12 hours agoAnthony Lynham has written to his federal counterpart, saying no previous studies support the need for more coal generation in Queensland
- In Hunter Valley speech, Labor leader says National party denying energy alternatives and will cause Australia to ‘drift back towards the 19th century’
- Scathing report into NSW coal seam gas could create new hurdles for Santos Narrabri project 2 days agoFailure to fully implement 14 of 16 recommendations to regulate CSG extraction could lead to more support for moratorium across NSW
- Australia’s electricity market must be 100% renewables by 2035 to achieve net zero by 2050 - study 2 days agoAustralia needs at least half of all new cars in 10 years time to be electric vehicles to remain within 2C warming, new analysis shows
- Great Australian Bight: Equinor abandons plans to drill for oil Tue, 25 Feb 20, 11:12amNorwegian oil company announces it has scrapped its $200m plan to deepwater drill in Great Australian Bight Marine Park
- Be honest and nuanced: how Labor can keep its green credentials and still support coal | Peter Lewis Tue, 25 Feb 20, 1:48pmLabor needs to move the debate beyond slogans and shouting by arguing that despite its environmental downsides, coal has a place
- Essential poll: a majority of Coalition voters support a net zero emissions target for 2050 Tue, 25 Feb 20, 3:30amLatest fortnightly survey shows a majority of Australian voters support net zero either strongly or somewhat
- Labor will not harm coal industry to meet 2050 net zero target, Fitzgibbon says – as it happened Mon, 24 Feb 20, 5:37pmGovernment MPs lash out at Labor over its emissions target before the parties spar on climate and more in question time, which begins with tributes to Hannah Clarke and her children...
- Australia's carbon emissions fall just 0.3% as industrial pollution surges Mon, 24 Feb 20, 12:36pmEmissions from electricity generation and agriculture decline, but tiny overall decline shows shortcomings of Coalition policy
- Coalition reignites climate war over Labor's emissions policy – politics live Mon, 24 Feb 20, 10:55amGovernment MPs have lashed out at Labor over its emissions target, with arguments in parliament’s corridors. All the days events, live
- Australian power prices forecast to fall by 7% by 2022 as cost of renewables drops Mon, 24 Feb 20, 3:30amEnergy board says renewables growth will cut electricity prices, but warns extreme weather and ageing coal plants a threat to energy security
- Smoke screen: how Australia's biggest polluters have been free to increase emissions Sun, 23 Feb 20, 6:00amThe Coalition’s safeguards mechanism was meant to stop rises in industrial emissions cancelling out cuts paid for by taxpayers – but it’s a colossal failure
- Morrison’s roadmap to emissions reduction could turn out to be pap – but it’s not a terrible idea | Katharine Murphy Sat, 22 Feb 20, 6:00amSome in the government do want to shift on climate policy, but it remains to be seen whether they have the guts
- The government's sudden passion for climate technology is newfound and insincere | Simon Holmes a Court Fri, 21 Feb 20, 11:34amThe call for technology before action is a specious distraction designed to paper over the plan to take no action