Queensland (QLD) has become the second state in Australia to legislate a net zero target amid heavy investment into hydrogen and other renewable energy technologies. This will means QLD will join Victoria—which became one of the first jurisdictions in the world and the first Australian state to legislate a net zero target—in legally enforcing the requirement….
NSW Aims To Halve Emissions By 2030 As Energy Concerns Mount
The New South Wales (NSW) government has revamped its climate policy to halve emissions by 2030 amid worries the transition could subvert energy security if planned improperly. NSW initially set forth to reduce emissions below 2005 levels by 35 percent. But it has since upped the target with priorities on accelerating its renewable energy rollout…
UK Energy Crisis Shows Danger of Net Zero Emissions: Aussie Senator
The push for Australia to legislate a net zero emissions target has spurred discord from some government officials who firmly believe the climate policy could harm Australia’s energy security and industry amid the UK’s own unravelling energy crisis. Australia has faced criticism for not setting a 2050 net zero target—a goal already undertaken by many…
UK Energy Crisis Shows Danger of Net Zero Emissions Policies: Aussie Senator
The push for Australia to legislate a net zero emissions target has spurred discord from some government officials who firmly believe the climate policy could harm Australia’s energy security and industry amid the UK’s own unravelling energy crisis. Australia has faced criticism for not setting a 2050 net zero target—a goal already undertaken by many…
UK Government Defends Climate Minister’s Quarantine-Free World Tour
The UK government has rejected criticisms of the quarantine exemption given to climate minister Alok Sharma, saying that face-to-face meetings with foreign leaders are “key to success” in climate negotiations. The Daily Mail reported that Sharma travelled tens of thousands of miles to at least 30 foreign destinations over the past seven months to prepare…
Britain to Ban All New Diesel and Petrol Heavy Goods Vehicles From 2040
LONDON—Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel heavy goods vehicles from 2040 as part of a broader package of green initiatives aimed at achieving net zero emissions from all forms of transport ten years later. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is seeking to elevate Britain’s environmental credentials as he prepares to hold…
Australia’s National University Wants to Go ‘Carbon Negative’ by 2030
The Australian National University (ANU) will be the first university in the country to commit to reducing greenhouse emissions to negative levels by 2030. In an announcement on Thursday, ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt said the university was “walking the walk” in tackling climate change in an ambitious initiative called the Below Zero Initiative. “As Australia’s…
Canada’s 2050 Net-Zero Climate Goal Means Big Spending and Risks, Say Industry, Analysts
To reach ambitious emissions reductions goals, analysts say Canada will have to undergo a tumultuous transition fraught with economic and societal risks, and investment in the energy space can’t afford to dry up.
Australia’s First Gas-Hydrogen Hybrid Power Station to Help Replace Coal
May 6, 2021
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New South Wales has secured an $83 million (US$64 million) gas-hydrogen hybrid power station, Tallawarra B, following the planned closure of the Liddell coal-fired power plant in 2023. The closure of Liddell was announced in 2019 and will see the exit of 1,680 MW of reliable energy from the power grid, which forced the NSW…
I Will Not Tax Our Industries ‘Off the Planet’ for Net Zero: Australian PM
April 19, 2021
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has vowed to protect industry from “punishing” climate change taxes as the government sets a tentative net-zero target of 2050. Just days away from a global climate summit, to be chaired by U.S. President Joe Biden, Morrison said Australia would chart its “own course” on how to transition to renewable energy,…
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