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  • Woodside signs off on COP28 Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Charter

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    Woodside signs off on COP28 Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Charter

    Woodside Energy has become as signatory to the Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Charter launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in the United Arab Emirates. The voluntary Charter was launch... more

  • Australian companies remain silent on climate risks

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    Australian companies remain silent on climate risks

    According to an evaluation of the sustainability reporting practices of more than 1,500 captured entities by national professional services firm RSM Australia, the majority of Australia’s publicly listed and ... more

  • New report prove Australia’s climate pledges weak heading into COP28

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    Report shows Australia’s poor climate pledges heading into COP28

    Australia is one of a list of major-emitting countries that is over-relying on carbon offsets to meet its Paris Climate Agreement commitments, according to the 2023 update to the Land Gap Report led by Dr Kate ... more

  • ARENA moves forward with industrial decarbonisation action

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    ARENA opens funding for industrial decarbonisation

    The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched the first funding round of the $400 million Industrial Transformation Stream (ITS) to support emissions reduction at existing industrial facilities in... more

  • Woodside signs off on COP28 Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Charter
    04 Dec, 2023
  • Australian companies remain silent on climate risks
    28 Nov, 2023
  • Report shows Australia’s poor climate pledges heading into COP28
    28 Nov, 2023
  • ARENA opens funding for industrial decarbonisation
    15 Nov, 2023
Australian Hydrogen Centre releases new research on clean energy future

Australian Hydrogen Centre releases new research on clean energy future

New research by the Australian Hydrogen Centre shows renewable hydrogen can be a vital part of Australia’s clean energy transition by using existing gas distribution networks to deliver carbon-free gas to Australian homes, businesses and the industry. Renewable hydrogen generated from renewable electricity is a technically and economically feasible pathway for Australia’s clean energy future. The report, based on rigorous and independent economic and commercial assessments across the full renewable hydrogen value chain, shows how policy settings can foster the development of a substantial new renewable... more
Sydney Councils fail to fully utilise renewable gas

MPA calls out Sydney Councils failure to fully utilise renewable gas

The Master Plumbers Association (MPA) of NSW is deeply concerned about the lack of research and due diligence of several Sydney Councils into biomethane — a 100 per cent renewable gas — being produced at Jemena’s Malabar facility. Owner of the NSW gas network, Jemena, seeks to understand and develop technologies that allow for a transition to a lower carbon gas network — believing that existing technologies can be deployed in Australia to increase the domestic supply of biomethane and other forms of renewable gas, such as renewable hydrogen and synthetic methane. Sydney City, Randwick, and Waverley... more
Key players to elevate Sweden-Australia relations in sustainable mining

Key players to elevate Sweden-Australia relations in sustainable mining

The spotlight will be on automation, innovation, electrification, and cross-border collaboration at the Swedish-focused session at the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) this week. Titled Sweden and Australia: Charting the Future of Sustainable Mining, the session will feature a panel of experts representing Swedish industry giants such as ABB, Epiroc, Hexagon, and Sandvik. Sweden Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell believes that the dedication to sustainable mining and the green transformation are defining priorities of the Swedish and Aus... more
Australian green hydrogen to cut global carbon emissions and increase exports

Australian green hydrogen to cut global carbon emissions and increase exports

According to global consultancy Partners in Performance, Australia stands at the forefront of a remarkable opportunity to revolutionise the reduction of global carbon emissions and earn billions in export earnings by using green hydrogen — to generate green steel, ammonia, cement, eFuels and mining explosives. Partners in Performance Director Brian Innes believes Australia’s nascent green hydrogen industry should focus less on exporting the carbon-neutral fuel and concentrate more on using it in the local production of traditionally carbon-intensive products for export. “The production of steel, ship... more
Queensland receives new gas laws to increase hydrogen exports

Queensland receives new gas laws to increase hydrogen exports

Queensland Parliament has passed legislation that will fast-track new industries and jobs, and lead to billions of dollars in investment and export. The Gas Supply and Other Legislation (Hydrogen Industry Development) Amendment Bill 2023 passed in Queensland Parliament, unlocking an estimated 10,000 jobs and $33 billion in economic activity by 2040. Queensland Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Minister Mick de Brenni said: “As the next frontier in Queensland’s energy industry, green hydrogen offers the greatest jobs, climate and export opportunity in a generation, and new laws will go a long way to helpi... more
Smaller lithium-sulphur batteries to lower costs and improve recycling options - Monash University

Smaller lithium-sulphur batteries to improve costs and recyclability

Researchers at Monash University have developed a new lithium-sulphur battery design with a nanoporous polymer-coated lithium foil anode that reduces the amount of lithium required in a single battery. With the transition to renewable energies a global mission, the need for more sustainable energy storage solutions is becoming critical. In their recent paper Monash Engineering PhD student Declan McNamara, Professor Matthew Hill, and Professor Mainak Majumder, with RMIT University Dr Makhdokht Shaibani, outlined how applying the nanoporous polymer directly onto the lithium foil anode created a new battery ... more
e-waste

WA progresses plans to ban e-waste landfill disposal

The Government of Western Australia has proposed a statewide ban on e-waste disposal to landfill by 2024 and is now seeking public comment on the consultation draft of the Waste Avoidance and Resource (e-waste) Regulations 2023. The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation proposes to administer $10 million in grant funding over the next two years through a series of competitive grant rounds. The grants will support the ban by funding increased e-waste collection, storage and/or reuse including e-waste processing/recycling. E-waste can contain precious metals, such as gold, copper and nickel, an... more