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- A new energy scheme gives Australians three hours of free power a day – but there could be an expensive catch Fri, 28 Aug 26, 1:00amSolar Sharer program was designed for homes without rooftop solar, but observers say supply and peak use charges are ‘much higher’
- No special carve-out for states using fossil fuel to power datacentres, Chris Bowen insists, despite new conditions Fri, 28 Aug 26, 2:17pmEnergy minister says states can apply to use coal and gas supply to power datacentres but must prove it is cheaper than renewables
- Australia’s new environmental protection agency approves coal project, angering climate groups Thu, 3 Sep 26, 12:23pmQueensland open-cut Saraji mine will be able to keep digging until 2055 as Anthony Albanese denies tensions with Pacific leaders over fossil fuels
- Australia’s battery-powered revolution: inside the 5 June Guardian Weekly Thu, 4 Jun 26, 3:00amHow to change the energy market from within. Plus: Is Iran Trump’s Vietnam?
- ‘Waste colonialism’: Fiji says no to Australian billionaire’s incineration plan Thu, 4 Jun 26, 1:53pmGovernment rejects offshore rubbish being shipped to Fiji and burned after opposition from traditional landowners and tourism operators
- Gas usage has peaked and is now in structural decline across Australia, report says Mon, 1 Jun 26, 1:00amGrattan Institute calls on Labor to set policies that will further reduce the use of gas in order to meet net zero targets
- The household battery revolution that could change energy bills … and the world Sun, 31 May 26, 10:00amAustralia is pioneering a revolution in home renewables and battery use, proving what is possible with the right policies
- Landlord inaction on energy upgrades stops renters saving $20bn on power bills in a decade Wed, 27 May 26, 12:01amProperty owners’ lack of motivation due to ‘split incentive’ is main reason rental properties are missing out on energy upgrades, research finds
- Renters could save $20bn on bills in a decade from rooftop solar and appliance upgrades – if landlords act Wed, 27 May 26, 12:01amOwners’ lack of motivation due to ‘split incentive’ is main reason rental properties are missing out on energy upgrades, research finds
- BHP quietly scrapped plan to build Pilbara plant that would have drastically cut emissions Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmExclusive: Jimblebar processing facility would have produced higher quality iron ore sought by steelmakers around the world – themselves under pressure to curb pollution
- Revealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on world’s biggest miner’s climate push Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmExclusive: BHP once dubbed climate change an ‘existential’ threat. But leaked documents show it has backtracked on decarbonisation at a vast network of mines
- Exclusive: Leaked documents show BHP’s climate backtrack - podcast Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmNour Haydar speaks with Christopher Knaus about the BHP files – the cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners – which show that the world’s biggest miner has war-gamed ways to massively...
- Australian taxpayers subsidise Big Mining’s use of fossil fuel to the tune of $4bn a year. It’s a strange way to tackle emissions | Adam Morton Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmGiven the scale of its contribution to global heating, the world’s biggest miner has a duty to invest heavily in solutions that could have a global impact
- BHP defies its own climate strategy to spend hundreds of millions on polluting diesel trucks in Pilbara Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmExclusive: Mining giant says technology is not yet advanced enough to run a fully electrified fleet but experts say it is hooked on federal fuel tax credits
- The BHP files: World’s biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents reveal Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmExclusive: Cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners show multinational has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisation