Originally published on Solar Love. Australia is bathed in sunlight like few other places on earth. It, among all countries, has the highest potential to generate all the electricity it needs from renewable sources, principally the sun and wind. But the prime minister doesn’t care about clean, renewable energy in Australia. … [continued]
On Saturday, reports emerged from Australia that the government had issued a directive changing the mandate of Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to prevent it from investing new funds into wind power. CEFC is a government-created institution set up to invest in renewable energy sectors. Given that wind power is potentially worth billions of dollars, this … [continued]
I found this quite well done and funny. Just watch it: If you don’t do videos for some reason, here’s the summary: The Rap News crew explains peak oil through rap, especially the increasingly expensive methods used to produce oil. It then tackles the Keystone XL, Chinese coal, the China–Tibet … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Clean energy and low-carbon investors are abandoning Australia as the new Federal government, and its conservative colleagues at state level, turn their interests and policies away from renewables and long-term carbon abatement incentives. Several key players in the clean energy finance industry have told the Senate … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. In Australia just now, there is an extraordinary contrast unfolding in the heart of Canberra, the nation’s capital. And it is about how government should move forward on climate change and clean energy policies. The newly elected Australian federal government, a conservative coalition, has thrown climate … [continued]
