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- Albanese’s promised clean economy act has been a long time coming but it’s the right place to start | Adam Morton Wed, 17 Apr 24, 1:00amThe challenge for a resource-rich, medium-sized economy such as Australia is to identify the right green industries to focus on, while minimising the risks to taxpayers
- Industry to face ‘strict tests’ for public funding to incentivise green energy, Jim Chalmers says Sun, 14 Apr 24, 3:13pmTreasurer offers more detail on forthcoming Future Made in Australia plan after concerns raised by productivity commissioner
- Boom in mining for renewable energy minerals threatens Africa’s great apes Thu, 4 Apr 24, 5:00amResearchers applaud move away from fossil fuels but say more must be done to mitigate effects on endangered species
- Green power: young environmentalists look to shake up Panama’s politics Thu, 21 Mar 24, 10:00pmBuoyed by forcing the closure of a vast copper mine, a new generation of eco-conscious candidates are taking on the ‘shameful and corrupt’ status quo in May’s general elections
- Circumstances have changed, our ambitions have not. That’s what you need to know now about our green plan | Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves Fri, 9 Feb 24, 4:48amNo one expected the Tories to crash the economy like they did. Building a greener Britain means being honest about this
- Circumstances have changed, our ambitions have not. That’s what you need to know about the £28bn green plan | Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves Fri, 9 Feb 24, 4:48amNo one expected the Tories to crash the economy like they did. Building a greener Britain means being honest about this
- Monday Mirthiness: The Green Economy by Josh Tue, 6 Feb 24, 5:00am
- UK to scrap ‘boiler tax’ after makers raise prices to cover any fines Mon, 5 Feb 24, 3:03amPenalties drafted as part of ‘clean-heat plan’ to hasten takeup of eco-friendly heat pumps replaced by quota system
- Labour scrapping £28bn green pledge could leave UK colder, sicker and poorer Sat, 3 Feb 24, 4:04amDecision to abandon key policy decried as ‘economically illiterate’ reaction to short-term political pressures
- Stop looking for loopholes, UN warns, after Saudi hints end of fossil fuels ‘just one option’ Sat, 3 Feb 24, 12:00amUN climate chief says ‘torrents, not trickles’ of public and private finance needed to meet global challenge
- What is Labour’s £28bn green plan – and could it be shelved? Thu, 1 Feb 24, 12:00amParty’s pledge to invest in a low-carbon economy looks to be at risk amid nervousness over making spending commitments
- ‘We’re facing a critical shortage’: why UK’s green revolution urgently needs skilled workers Sun, 21 Jan 24, 2:00amThe country’s net zero transition may not be short of funds. But it desperately requires many more skilled engineers, electricians and workers than it has
- UK government backs plan to ban gas and ‘hydrogen-ready’ boilers Thu, 14 Dec 23, 4:20amDelayed consultation could lead to heat pumps being installed as standard in newbuilds in England from 2025
- ‘Quite a gap to close’: women ‘vastly underrepresented’ in green jobs sector Thu, 14 Dec 23, 2:00amWomen comprise a strikingly small portion of the green workforce, although the White House has made steps to address the issue
- The Cop28 president told a shocking lie about fossil fuels – and he’s wrong about climate economics too | Geoffrey Lean Tue, 5 Dec 23, 1:26amSultan Al Jaber’s claim that green policies damage economic growth is wrong and highly damaging