CCA: Throwing good money after bad pollution could be improper use of public funds
Given the known failures of carbon capture and storage, investing in such technologies could amount to improper use of public funds.
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Bigger networks, bigger Snowy: Silver bullets or white elephants?
Transforming our energy system may prove far less risky than propping up traditional over-built electricity supply.
Bigger networks, bigger Snowy: Silver bullets or white elephants?
Transforming our energy system may prove far less risky than propping up traditional over-built electricity supply.
Five red line items that need to be fixed before NEG is agreed
"Even if the Energy Security Board gives Malcolm Turnbull a Rolls Royce model of energy policy, it's not going to be of much use to the country if he immediately seeks to put it in the garage and lock it up for 10 years."
Five red line items that need to be fixed before NEG is agreed
"Even if the Energy Security Board gives Malcolm Turnbull a Rolls Royce model of energy policy, it's not going to be of much use to the country if he immediately seeks to put it in the garage and lock it up for 10 years."
French oil major bets on EV boom, with electricity retailer buyout
Oil "supermajor" Total buys French electricity retailer as part of long-term hedge against threat to oil demand from rise of electric vehicles. And did we mention the CEO totally drives an EV?
How the 2016 bleaching altered shape of Great Barrier Reef
New research now reveals the damage that these coral losses caused to the wider ecosystem functioning of the Great Barrier Reef.
AEMO has just doubled its forecast for EV uptake in Australia
Market operator's latest forecasts for the uptake of electric vehicles suggests 10 million EVs, or half the car fleet, in 20 years.
Is the NEG just an EIS in disguise, but with added costs?
The NEG seeks to obscure the most valuable information obtained from a market – the price of emissions. Needless complexity and cost arises.
Smart solar monitoring: Why you should have it
Rooftop PV systems can be adversely affected by things outside of a household's control – and without their knowledge. But you needn't be in the dark about it.