Almost alone:Australia isolated on climate despite PM’s ambitions

Almost alone:Australia isolated on climate despite PM’s ambitions

Australia’s trading partners are forging ahead on emissions reduction action while Australia ponders a net-zero deadline.

  • byMike Foley

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PM’s climate ambition heats up investment in Australia’s carbon market

PM’s climate ambition heats up investment in Australia’s carbon market

Australia’s carbon market continues to grow as investors bet on tougher regulations under future climate policy,after Scott Morrison’s comments this week.

  • byMike Foley
Australia on track to break Paris carbon emission commitments

Australia on track to break Paris carbon emission commitments

The Climate Targets Panel says Australia must significantly reduce its carbon emissions if it is to meet international targets.

  • byNick O'Malley
Investors place Australian bets on compulsory emissions reductions

Investors place Australian bets on compulsory emissions reductions

Market Advisory Group managing director Raphael Wood said investment in Australian carbon credits was doubling every year,albeit off a low base.

  • byMike Foley
Brisbane'throws ratepayer money overseas'to be carbon neutral:Councillor

Brisbane'throws ratepayer money overseas'to be carbon neutral:Councillor

Opposition councillors have questioned the city's reliance on purchasing overseas carbon offset credits to meet requirements.

  • byLucy Stone
Flagship $500m carbon farming project a'disaster':Peak producers group

Flagship $500m carbon farming project a'disaster':Peak producers group

The chief of AgForce says farmers want Queensland's Land Restoration Fund to be scrapped and taken back to the drawing board.

  • byTony Moore
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Australian oil and gas company Cooper Energy the first to go net zero

Australian oil and gas company Cooper Energy the first to go net zero

Cooper Energy will offset all its carbon emission from this financial year,making it the first Australian net zero oil and gas company

  • byNick O'Malley
Carbon price needed to make energy roadmap believable
Opinion
Opinion

Carbon price needed to make energy roadmap believable

A genuine emissions trading scheme would give the Technology Roadmap the substance it lacks.

  • byJohn Hewson
Australia not doing enough to curb emissions,warns Parkinson

Australia not doing enough to curb emissions,warns Parkinson

Former top public servant Martin Parkinson has warned Australia is not doing enough to cut greenhouse emissions or adapt to a changed environment.

  • byShane Wright
'He is going to save our planet':Crowley Carbon to invest $100m in Australia
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'He is going to save our planet':Crowley Carbon to invest $100m in Australia

Irish serial entrepreneur Norman Crowley is investing $100 million in Australia as he looks to reduce the carbon footprint of local businesses.

  • byCara Waters
Pricing carbon the only real catalyst for sustainable energy solutions
Editorial
Editorial

Pricing carbon the only real catalyst for sustainable energy solutions

The Coalition needs to wean itself off fossil fuels if a real,long-term,planet-friendly,sustainable energy mix is to be found for the nation.

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