Covid sent Australia’s carbon emissions plummeting in 2020 to lowest levels in 30 years
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped last year to levels not seen in more than 30 years due mostly to the coronavirus pandemic that put a handbrake on fossil fuel burning in the transport sector and slowed economic activity. New government data released Monday shows sectors where emissions fell sharply in 2020 due to factors beyond the government’s control – the global pandemic and the end of a sharp drought – were starting to rebound. In the final quarter of 2020, tr
Australia’s ‘energy future’ is suddenly upon us: Origin, AGL
Australia’s two largest power suppliers, AGL and Origin Energy, are being forced to confront accelerating changes sweeping the market as the nation’s transition to renewables is declared the fastest in the world and new technologies reshape customer demands. “The predicted ‘energy future’ we have been preparing for ... is no longer in the future,” said Jon Briskin, head of retail at power giant Origin. “It’s here and now.” n Australia, coal and gas are still the dominant sour
The world is moving away from fossil fuels, while in Australia, it’s all systems go for coal and gas
The government seems determined to consign us into being an international pariah and bear the brunt of increasingly damaging climate impacts The International Energy Agency has produced a groundbreaking report on how the world can meet the Paris agreement’s long-term temperature goal of limiting warming to 1.5C. In particular, it shows, from the IEA perspective, how the energy system can reach net zero by 2050. It has two really important top line messages. First, the path to
What’s happening in the hydrogen industry?
National Energy Resources Australia (NERA), CSIRO, Australian Hydrogen Council and Future Fuels CRC have collaborated to produce the second HyResource report, providing an overview of what’s happening in Australia’s hydrogen industry. HyResource: A Short Report on Hydrogen Industry Policy Initiatives and the Status of Hydrogen Projects in Australia, includes comprehensive information on key hydrogen-related organisations, policies and projects in Australia (with supporting in
