The Latest Breaking News from the Clean Energy Regulator

Australia’s big polluters rely on carbon offsets for climate credibility. But the system looks like a house of cards

Credits are treated as a straight alternative to emissions cuts, but carbon stored in nature is different to burning millennia-old fossil fuels

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18

Racing to buy a home battery? Read this first

Australians are installing home batteries at a record rate.

The Conversation · Apr 29

More than 60% of home battery installations inspected in Australia are ‘substandard’

More than 60% of battery system installation work inspected under a federal government green energy program is substandard and 1.2% unsafe, according to a recent report by the Clean Energy Regulator.

The Conversation · Apr 17

Afternoon Update: Daniel Andrews steps down; animal sexual abuse in NT; and calls for Qantas chairman to resign

Victorian premier’s departure to end a nearly nine-year reign. ‘When it is time, it is time,’ Andrews says

The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2023

Australian households on track to add near-record rooftop solar capacity to electricity grid

Clean Energy Regulator says consumers looking to save money on energy but investment in large-scale wind and solar all but stalled

The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2023

Newly released carbon credit numbers add credence to rural abatement program

Previously secret data has been released after questions were raised about methods used to generate carbon credits

The New Daily · Jun 2, 2023

'Cut through the static' carbon conference told

Governments must avoid "stepping on each other's toes with their various outreach programs, tools and resources" a carbon farming conference has been told.

AAP · May 22, 2023