The Latest Breaking News on Renewable energy

Pritzker’s signature climate law has seen slow progress on clean energy, green jobs promises

The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, signed by the governor, set a timeline for phasing out fossil-fuel energy sources by 2050.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 22, 2023

B-word missing in NT chief's speech on economic future

The NT chief minister has talked up the Top End as a "large part of the answer" to some of Australia's biggest economic issues in a major speech on its future.

AAP · Sep 22, 2023

Global push for clean hydrogen foiled by costs and lack of support, report finds

IEA says firms are announcing more projects but waiting for government support before investing

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

Call to bring forward net-zero to future-proof economy

Australia needs to transition to net-zero emissions by 2035 if it wants to avoid a climate and economic catastrophe, science and engineering groups say.

AAP · Sep 21, 2023

Australia should wipe out climate footprint by 2035 instead of 2050, scientists urge

Australian government was not offered a speaking slot at UN climate ambition summit in New York after it did not put forward a significant new pledge to act

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2023

The push for nuclear energy in Australia is driven by delay and denial, not evidence

Unsubstantiated claims of nuclear energy’s worth distracts from the urgency to act now on climate crisis

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2023

Call to snuff out 'dead end' coal, hit net zero by 2040

Australia is lagging frontrunners on ending coal and must join big economies in accelerating efforts to get to net zero emissions, a global scorecard shows.

AAP · Sep 20, 2023

Renewables are cheaper than ever yet fossil fuel use is still growing – here’s why

Wind and solar are the world’s fastest growing energy sources and together generated 12% of global electricity in 2023. The amount of energy produced by wind and solar is expected to increase and accelerate.

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2023

‘Missing half the equation’: scientists criticise Australia over approach to fossil fuels

Prof Lesley Hughes says there is ‘cognitive dissonance’ between Labor’s stated commitment to the climate crisis and its policies

The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2023

Risky geoengineering should be banned, climate group says

Controversial technologies intended to offset the effects of atmospheric carbon should banned until properly assessed, a group of politicians and scientists have warned

The Hindu · Sep 19, 2023