This Month
- Opinion
- Energy transition
Critics wrong about our clean energy ‘superpower’ plan picking winners
We share concerns about arbitrary government intervention, but our carbon pricing model is designed to minimise those risks.
- Ross Garnaut and Rod Sims
The $13.6 trillion question: how do we pay for the green transition?
The private sector will have to provide about 70 per cent of climate finance globally, and the heat is building on governments to deliver policies that do that.
- Attracta Mooney
Blackstone-backed Xpansiv considers new cash call
Early soundings are said to be pegged at a 30 per cent discount to the last valuation. The identity of the seller has not been disclosed.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
April
Why Mike Cannon-Brookes invested in this mushroom
A tree-planting boom is required to get the world to net-zero, and the billionaire is betting mushrooms and fungi will be a crucial enabler
- Peter Ker and Lap Phan
Australia’s richest firms get $331m in grants to reduce emissions
The government has doled out $331 million to firms including Rio Tinto, Wesfarmers, Swiss giant Glencore and Rich Lister Dick Honan’s Manildra for decarbonisation projects.
- Ben Potter
- Opinion
- Climate policy
Australia can prosper under international carbon prices
The EU’s carbon border tax will create new opportunities for this country but only if the Australian government invests strategically in the right industries.
- Ingrid Burfurd
BHP tied to gas until 2053 as power need swells on electric fleet
Decarbonisation of Australia’s biggest export industry will require almost seven times more power and BHP wants gas to play a role until at least 2053.
- Peter Ker
Henry demands billions for nature repair market
The economist wants a public fund to spur corporate involvement in “nature-positive” land protection.
- Jacob Greber
Can one of our dirtiest coal plants reap a green bonanza?
Verdant Earth has lofty ambitions to turn the moribund Redbank into a major clean energy precinct using biomass. Environmentalists are still unhappy.
- Ben Potter
March
- Analysis
- Critical minerals
Why BHP’s nickel struggles to match Indonesia’s
A large green premium would be needed to put integrated Australian nickel producers like BHP on par with Indonesian rivals.
- Peter Ker and Elouise Fowler
Woodside and carbon offset body go their separate ways
Woodside Energy declined to renew its membership of the leading domestic carbon markets industry group last year after tighter membership rules were proposed.
- Ben Potter
February
Property woes mount as assets get ‘stranded’ by new carbon rules
Asset valuations threatened as evolving European requirements drive investors and bankers to cut their exposure to buildings with a big carbon footprint.
- Frances Schwartzkopff
Ford’s electric ute weighed down by range doubts
The problem with large electric vehicles like the F-150 Lightning is the range plummets when used for the kinds of things we buy utes for – to haul heavy stuff, tow trailers and drive in nasty weather.
- Neal E. Boudette
Carbon trading market stalls after COP28 failure
Most emissions trading schemes around the world have significant integrity problems and experts say it will be hard to restore credibility to carbon markets.
- Christopher Niesche
- Opinion
- Emissions
Labor’s vehicle emission shake-up is bigger than you think
The government’s plan to cut car pollution will have its share of loopholes, that will be exploited with gusto. But they could also bring benefits.
- Tony Davis
January
Barossa one of the new projects pushing up carbon bill
RepuTex analyst Anton Firth estimates Barossa will emit 19 MT CO₂ between its commencement in 2025 and 2030.
- Ben Potter
Why net zero ‘green tape’ means office downturn has only just begun
Valuations have been hugely affected by the uncertainty of future demand. Now new net zero rules mean many building owners might have to sink money into upgrades.
- Riya Makwana
December 2023
Rubbish tips get do-nothing climate subsidies worth millions: experts
Landfill operators are being given lucrative carbon credits for trapping methane they would not have released anyway, some academics say.
- Aaron Patrick
EY paid by government to push agendas of its clients
EY’s self-styled role as Australia’s de facto climate change policy and regulation expert goes beyond the federal government.
- Hannah Wootton
Carbon critic professor alleges campaign to undermine him
ANU’s Andrew Macintosh says he won’t stop attacking Australian Carbon Credit Units despite being subjected to an “orchestrated campaign to discredit us”.
- Aaron Patrick