A peak solar energy body is threatening to sue the Australian government for allowing its renewable agency to bankroll fossil fuel projects backed by carbon capture and storage (CCS). The Smart Energy Council has accused the government of forcing the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to contradict its very purpose after legislation passed this week…
Australia’s Major Parties at War Over Fossil Fuel Funding
Australia’s major political parties have battled over whether or not to allow the nation’s renewable energy agency to fund low-emissions projects based on fossil-fuel technology. Last year’s 2020-21 federal budget (pdf) allocated $1.6 billion (US$1.2 billion) to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) in the hopes it would aid the government’s Technology Investment Roadmap. But…
Australia-UK Partnership Includes ‘Ridiculous’ Nuclear Energy Research
Australia and the United Kingdom have agreed to take a crack at cleaning up fossil fuel industries in a collaboration that aims to transform low-emissions technologies from uneconomical to commercially viable and competitive. But experts have been left stumped as to why nuclear power has been included in the list, given how long it would…
Victoria Backed Carbon Labelling Scheme Excludes $540M Federal Gov Investment
The Victorian Labor Government has become a founding partner in the Zero Carbon Certification Scheme, a scheme that offers carbon content labelling for hydrogen produced in Australia. The carbon content stamp will certify “green” hydrogen produced through renewable sources. It will not, however, include hydrogen generated by utilising carbon capture and storage—despite a $540 million…
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