The centre-left Labor government’s Climate Change Bill has passed the Senate with support from the left-wing Australian Greens party and key crossbench members, paving the way for a new emissions reduction target to become law. The legislation, which cleared the upper house on Sept. 8, will impose a 43 percent emissions reduction target by 2030,…
Australian Climate Change Bill Passed, Enshrining Net-Zero Target Into Law
September 8, 2022
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Commentary Maybe Vladimir Putin SHOULD get the Nobel Peace Prize after all. To be sure, Putin’s bloody invasion of Ukraine is an affront to humanity, given his targeting of civilians. Russia even fired upon medical and humanitarian aid convoys and is using a nuclear power plant as a shield for his military operations. But Putin’s…
Australia Will Need $100 Billion a Year and 1 Million Workers to Reach Net-Zero: Modelling
A university partnership estimates the Australian government will need to invest over A$100 billion (US$68 billion) a year to successfully reach net-zero, with costs to substantially increase year-on-year until the slated target of 2050. The group also estimated that governments would need to find over one million skilled workers to assist with decarbonisation efforts. Net Zero…
John Robson: Ship Canadian LNG to Europe? Strong Business Case or Strikeout Depends on Rules of the Game
August 28, 2022
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Commentary When Justin Trudeau said there was no business case for shipping Canadian natural gas to Europe, the obvious retort is that of the umpire who, when a free-swinging slugger protested a call saying “that was never a strike,” sneered “How would you know?” Nothing in Trudeau’s record, before or after entering politics, suggests the…
‘Utterly Delusional’: Jordan Peterson Lambasts Australia’s New Emissions Reduction Target
August 17, 2022
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Clinical psychologist and media personality Jordan Peterson has delivered a stinging criticism of the Australian government’s adoption of higher net-zero emissions reduction targets, warning it will “devastate” the country. In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Peterson was lambasting a May 2022 report from auditing giant Deloitte on climate change modelling, claiming that inaction…
US Giant BlackRock to Invest $1 Billion Into Australian Battery Projects
August 15, 2022
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U.S. investment giant BlackRock will invest $1 billion (US$701 million) into Australian battery projects after agreeing to acquire Melbourne-based Akaysha Energy. Akaysha currently has nine projects across the country, with the most advanced being its 300-megawatt Ulinda battery in the Western Downs region of Queensland. Its largest project is the 1,600 megawatt Orana battery in…
Rejigging Australia’s Troubled Energy Grid Could Cost Consumers: AGL Energy
August 5, 2022
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Australian energy giant AGL has warned proposed sweeping changes to the operation of the country’s electricity market may result in higher prices for customers. Following major disruptions to the energy grid in June—with the Australian Industry Group describing it as “apocalyptic“—authorities were forced to suspend the National Electricity Market (NEM) to ensure households and businesses…
The Insidious Reach of ‘Greenies’ in US Municipalities
Commentary The Green New Deal (GND) has captured headlines in the United States for years, what with luminaries such as Al Gore, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (and the rest of The Squad), Hollywood supporters such as John Cusack and Mia Farrow, and virtually the entire Democrat Party publicly supporting its full implementation throughout the land. Lesser known…
Independent MP Explains Why She Abstains From Voting on Climate Change Bill
An Independent MP has revealed why she abstained from voting on the Climate Change Bill, saying it lacks details and doesn’t explain the economic impact on low-income communities. It comes as the Climate Change Bill passed through parliament, 89 votes to 55, within one week after it was first introduced. Dai Le, who defeated high-profile…
Australian Opposition Leader Gives Go Ahead for Party to Develop Nuclear Policy
August 4, 2022
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Australia’s opposition leader Peter Dutton has opened the door for the Liberal-National Coalition to put nuclear energy on the table as a policy going forward—a proposal previously panned by Energy Minister Chris Bowen as the “most expensive form of energy.” An internal process will be run to examine the potential for “advanced and next-generation nuclear…
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