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Call for independent assessment of energy projects

Australia’s transition to net zero could be streamlined by establishing a pool of independent assessors for renewable energy projects. An insights paper from global

Solar panels and electricity lines. | Newsreel

Global conflicts risk to clean energy momentum

Low-emissions sources are on track to generate more than half of the world’s electricity before 2030, but geopolitical tensions remain an underlying risk to the clean

Businesses late to pay at an increasing rate

Businesses are struggling to pay their bills, with late payments at their highest level in more than three years. The latest CreditorWatch Business Risk Index (BRI)

Local manufacturing a towering opportunity

A local wind tower manufacturing industry would create more than 4000 direct jobs and kickstart Australia’s green steel industry. New research from The Australia

Mining and media drive down business turnover

A more than three percent drop in mining activity has driven down overall Australian business turnover. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, released

Disasters signal march to 2.7 degrees of warming

By Thomas Newsome and William Ripple You don’t have to look far to see what climate change is doing to the planet. The word “unprecedented” is everywhere this

Satellite data suggests emissions under-reported

More than half of Australia’s methane “hotspots” are in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, with new data showing current national emissions levels may be twice as much as

Fuel storage laws starting to push up costs

Fuel prices are likely to rise as importers begin to pass on the compliance costs of new storage requirements. The second stage of Minimum Stockholding Obligations took

Person recycling electronics. | Newsreel

Need to make minerals ‘less critical’ for sustainability

Australia’s push to leverage its abundance of critical minerals needs to be paired with a recycling program to optimise the clean energy transition. A white paper from

QUT-TAFE deal powers up skills development

University and vocational learning in the renewable energy space will be better co-ordinated through a ground-breaking Queensland-based partnership. QUT and TAFE

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