Chris Bowen’s goal of meeting Australia’s climate targets by 2030 collides with Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s role protecting the ecosystem from large developments.
The pumped hydro project never stacked up economically,technically or environmentally. The all-up costs could now be more like $25 billion.
The average price of an electric vehicle may have to be $31,000 below that of an equivalent petrol passenger car to achieve the government’s take-up targets,a new analysis suggests.
And are Finnish grizzlies gristly?
Independent modelling of proposed fuel efficiency standards suggests the average new car price would rise by as little as 1 per cent.
An internal briefing document suggests that the car lobby is exaggerating how much the cost of new cars will go up under the government’s emissions scheme.
Chris Bowen is hitting back at “conflicting” car industry claims that his new pollution reduction scheme will force car prices to rise.
The Nationals may well disrupt the drive to renewable energy,but they could damage the Coalition’s re-election prospects in the process.
This week’s “Rally Against Reckless Renewables” in Canberra has done little more than kick off Climate Wars 2.0.
Labor has announced its long-awaited fuel efficiency standard to reduce greenhouse pollution from cars. The Coalition claims it could “drive utes off the road”.
The Albanese government has promised to address complaints about clean energy projects “running roughshod” over communities.