Peter Hannam

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21 06 2024 | 16:54

Dutton’s plan to scrap 2030 emissions target ‘not helpful’, AGL executive says – as it happened

Chatter this week from the opposition leader over an intention to ditch Labor’s 2030 emissions target if elected (without presenting the Coalition’s own goals until after the next election), hasn’t…

11 06 2024 | 20:15

‘People prefer that we’d never close’: Eraring lifeline a mixed blessing for a coal community in limbo

For Scott King, last week’s announcement by the New South Wales government to extend the giant Eraring power station for at least another two years was a mixed blessing.

17 10 2022 | 06:55

CSIRO abruptly scraps globally recognised climate forecast program

Exclusive: Funding halted from June 2021 without fanfare and after science agency reportedly spent $15m on teams of scientists Australia’s premier science organisation abruptly scrapped a fully-…

17 10 2022 | 06:50

Public ownership of power assets key to smooth shift to renewables, Queensland energy minister says

Government also able to offset impact of higher energy prices globally following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Mick de Brenni says Retaining control of its electricity assets has given Queensland an…

29 06 2022 | 10:14

‘Pandora’s box’: experts say Queensland’s windfall from coal royalties could set a precedent

Queensland’s rewriting of royalty rules could tip billions of dollars more into its coffers this coming year, with an analyst saying it’s a missed opportunity for New South Wales that is still open…

29 06 2022 | 09:30

Silver lining: Australian researchers given $45m to study alternative solar panel materials

The Albanese government has extended funding for Australia’s world-leading solar energy scientists as they race to increase panel efficiency and shift to more abundant materials, before constraints…

02 04 2022 | 11:43

Property developers fight NSW bid to make houses more energy-efficient and climate-resilient

Environmentalists call changes ‘everything you could ever dream about’ but industry says they ‘undermine the economics of delivering housing’ Property developers in New South Wales are fighting…

14 02 2022 | 07:03

AGL brings forward closure date of two largest coal-fired power plants as market shifts to renewables

Climate groups dismiss energy giant’s amended schedule for Loy Yang A and Bayswater as a ‘token effort’ that is ‘next to meaningless’

06 12 2021 | 08:50

‘Just sitting there dead’: study finds mass tree losses in NSW after severe drought

Even species ‘superbly adapted’ for Australia’s harsh conditions suffered, with up to 60% of trees dying in some areas Secret document urges native logging halt in NSW regions hit hard by black…