The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Woodside’s spending on looking for new oil and gas reserves was $160m in 2019 and dipped to $96m in 2021 – a year affected by the Covid-19 pandemic – before rising to $418m in 2022, according to a report by the Australian Conservation Foundation.

Fossil fuels 88

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. The Albanese government announced at the Cop28 climate summit that it had joined 40 other countries in signing up to the clean energy transition partnership, an agreement first reached in Glasgow two years ago.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 7, 2024

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Government 105

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 19, 2023

AGL Energy on Tuesday announced it has reached a final investment decision on the two-hour duration, grid-scale battery in the Hunter region of New South Wales after closing the power station in 2023. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading.

Batteries 87

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 27, 2024

It comes as the federal Labor government will on Thursday announce $1bn for solar panel manufacturing in Australia, with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, travelling to the Hunter region to spruik the government’s new Net Zero Economy Authority.

Energy 66

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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Climate change 85

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Scientists say that’s not backed by credible evidence Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Some pictures show a whale lifeless on a beach. Windfarm critics claim projects will harm marine life.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. An episode of the investigative program that aired earlier this month featured Disrupt Burrup Hub as they planned a protest against Woodside Energy’s enormous gas project on the Pilbara’s Burrup peninsula.

Demand 90

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Newspaper endorses CEO Meg O’Neill’s position the company’s gas is needed but doesn’t mention global heating Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Who needs to pay for newspaper advertising?

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

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Government 107

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In the disinformation age it’s not enough for us to shake our heads about the lies the other side perpetrates Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Fresh from dragging an invitation for reconciliation into a mire of racial division, the reactionary right is (..)

Nuclear Power 86

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Santos marks key regulatory win for its $5.8bn Timor Sea Barossa project, but other court battles threaten to derail project Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Santos has been given the green light to begin drilling works in the Timor Sea, although the Barossa (..)

Fossil fuels 69

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 9, 2024

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

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Carbon-neutral 89

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 22, 2023

of eastern Australia’s entire electricity demand – the closest to reaching 100% clean power in the grid’s history.

Electricity 103

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

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Climate change 90

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Murrawah Johnson and Monique Jeffs have been awarded a Young Voltaire human rights award for their victory over Waratah Coal’s Galilee basin coal project Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Murrawah Johnson was on the phone with a solicitor, preparing for (..)

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

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Investment 95

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In a submission to a Senate inquiry examining Australia’s residential electrification efforts, Energy Consumers Australia urged the government to consider mandatory information disclosures to warn consumers about “the potential economic consequences” of buying a new gas appliance.

Energy 74

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

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Fossil fuels 68

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Of that total, 23GW would be for new wind and solar farms, with 9GW for storage. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading.

Investment 68

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 16, 2023

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Law 83

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Business and environmental groups urge Labor to supercharge incentives to lure capital Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The behemoth Australian fund IFM Investors will sink £10bn (A$19bn) into infrastructure and energy transition projects in Britain by (..)

Energy 62

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 29, 2022

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

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Power grid 61

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

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Government 52

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Clean Energy Regulator says consumers looking to save money on energy but investment in large-scale wind and solar all but stalled Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Households are on track to add three gigawatts of rooftop solar capacity to the electricity (..)

Solar Energy Monitor 67

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Electric vehicle travel to be made easier with 1,500 NSW government-funded charging plugs in regional tourism areas Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Drivers will be able to eat, drink and gaze their way along electric vehicle -specific tourist drives once (..)

Electric vehicle 51

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The Guardian: Energy

AUGUST 23, 2023

The energy transition is a race and what’s needed are policies that will drag large-scale renewable power into the system faster Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast This week should be a wake-up call on the future of the electricity grid, but we seem in danger (..)

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Green Living Guy

MARCH 30, 2023

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The Guardian: Energy

AUGUST 30, 2023

gigawatts of new generation and storage capacity added to the national electricity market compared with last summer. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading.

Investment 61

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The competition watchdog approved the deal despite concerns it would reduce competition in the Victoria energy market Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s market regulator has approved the takeover of Australia’s largest energy retailer on condition (..)

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