Emissions
Data centres vow to fund Australia’s renewables shift, not derail it
As data centres’ power demand continues to surge, tech giants argue their deep corporate pockets will be an asset for Australia’s green transition.
- Nick Toscano and David Swan
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Exxon CEO Lee Raymond, the ‘Darth Vader of global warming’, dies at 87
The former head of Exxon Mobil oversaw the oil industry’s biggest corporate merger and brandished hostility towards climate-change activism.
- Joe Carroll and Kevin Crowley
Push to deliver solar to 2.5m apartment dwellers gains traction
Houses are still 10 times more likely to have rooftop solar panels than apartments, but the financial case for solar on strata buildings is better than ever.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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- Climate crisis
You’re losing $20k a year because of climate change – and it’s predicted to get worse
As well as the cost of extreme weather and natural disasters, longer-term climatic changes are also a drag on economic productivity, the NSW Net Zero Commission says.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Climate denial on steroids’: How the global anti-climate movement is fracturing right-wing politics at home
Populists are waging a war against climate action around the world, but in Australia the fiercest battle is among the right-wing parties over policy “purity”.
- Nick O'Malley and Mike Foley
Snowy Hydro pumps up the case of 2.0 before more delays, cost blowouts
The mega-project, one of the world’s biggest pumped hydro schemes, will provide cheaper energy and prevent blackouts when coal exits, Snowy says.
- Mike Foley
- Analysis
- Electric vehicles
EVs reach major milestone – meaning climate goals might not be a bridge too far
The government’s 2035 climate target was deemed unachievable by many commentators. The Iran war is driving motorists towards it at speed.
- Mike Foley and Shane Wright
- Analysis
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Climate wars are heating up again as emissions and power bills fall
The Coalition and One Nation are trying to outflank each other against renewables as Labor heralds results in power bills and climate action as “proof” its green agenda is delivering.
- Mike Foley
Net zero? No worries: Optimism abounds among WA’s miners as reports cast doubt on green dreams
Delegates to major mining forum in Perth say the industry – and the state – remain on track to reach net zero by 2050, despite recent reports putting the target in doubt.
- Michael Philipps
‘Changing ground rules’: Fury over bill change that could burst the battery boom
Governments spent billions of dollars to encourage home owners to buy batteries, but advocates say a change from the energy market rule-maker will cut uptake.
- Mike Foley and Nick Toscano