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Just 10% of fossil fuel subsidy cash ‘could pay for green transition’

By Anne workforce / August 13, 2019

Redirecting small portion of subsidies would unleash clean energy revolution, says report Switching just some of the huge subsidies supporting fossil fuels to renewables would unleash a runaway clean energy revolution, according to a new report, significantly cutting the carbon emissions that are driving the climate crisis. Coal, oil and gas get more than $370bn […]

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Australia to achieve 50% renewables by 2030 without government intervention, analysis finds

By Anne workforce / June 23, 2019

RepuTex modelling suggests surge in state schemes and rooftop solar will reduce wholesale prices, making gas- and coal-fired power less competitive Australia is on track to achieve 50% renewable electricity by 2030 even without new federal energy policies, according to modelling by the energy analysts RepuTex. The analysis, to be released on Wednesday, suggests that […]

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California kicks its climate change fight into overdrive while Trump looks the other way

By Anne workforce / August 31, 2018

REUTERS/Gerardo Garcia California is kicking its climate change fight into overdrive by passing a bill requiring 100% of its energy to come from carbon-free sources by 2045. The move represents the latest in the state’s ideological differences with President Donald Trump regarding environmental regulation. While Trump campaigned that he would reinvigorate the nation’s coal industry, […]

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