It will come as no surprise to regular readers of CleanTechnica that I am not a huge fan of the current Australian Liberal-Coalition Government and their recent decisions to scrap the carbon tax and the impending changes to the Renewable Energy Target suggested in a recent panel recommendation. Over the past … [continued]
RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath. A major new report has described claims of a clash between fighting global climate change and growing the world’s economy a “false dilemma”, and said that instead, the two were intrinsically linked, with inaction on climate change likely to cost economies more in the long term. … [continued]
More solar news for you solar lovers: Chinese solar panel production is projected to double by 2017. (sustainablog) Apple, Verizon, Google, UPS, Walmart, Kohl’s, IKEA, GM… there are a lot of big corporations investing in solar now. Remember, corporations are primarily aimed at financial profits. Put 1 and 1 together. (Solar … [continued]
Last week, news reached mainstream media that the Australian Renewable Energy Target review panel had handed in its recommendations to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and predictably enough those recommendations were soon public knowledge. To quote Bloomberg, “Australia should weaken or phase out its renewable-energy target in favor of a lower-cost … [continued]
RenewEconomy. The Abbott government is about to celebrate its first anniversary in power – and one of its most notable achievements has been its ability to close down the $20 billion large-scale renewable energy industry. Despite its fondness for professing that Australia is “open for business,” the Coalition is pretty … [continued]
RenewEconomy. Leading investment bank UBS says the payback time for unsubsidised investment in electric vehicles plus rooftop solar plus battery storage will be as low as 6-8 years by 2020 – triggering a massive revolution in the energy industry. “It’s time to join the revolution,” UBS says in a note … [continued]
Let’s not kid ourselves — we all saw this coming. Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott has reportedly asked the head of the Renewable Energy Target review to investigate abolishing the RET altogether, a process that has sidelined the Environment Minister Greg Hunt, and left renewable energy companies, fossil-fuel generators, and investor groups … [continued]
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott initiated a review of the country’s Renewable Energy Target (RET) less than six-months into holding office. Months later, and Australians are waiting with baited breath for former Reserve Bank board member, and arguable climate-skeptic, Dick Warburton and his committee to hand down their recommendations in … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy By Emma Fitzpatrick Research just released shows that the Australian solar industry is growing quickly and pushing down electricity prices. The Australia Institute today released findings that solar is both creating jobs and pushing down electricity prices – contrary to the popular belief that renewable energy puts … [continued]
As noted in an article yesterday, I’ve been very busy in the past month (well, months…) moving into a new home and following the birth of a sweet little cleantech lover. Inevitably, “roundup articles” of important or interesting cleantech news we didn’t cover dropped off as a result. With a big backlog … [continued]
