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Scientists: Global warming close to becoming irreversible
Global Warming
(Reuters) – The world is close to reaching tipping points that will make it irreversibly hotter, making this decade critical in efforts to contain global warming, scientists warned on Monday.
Don't cut clean energy while there's a full head of steam
clean energy
Australia gets about 10 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy and were shooting for double that by the end of the decade under our national 20 per cent Renewable Energy Target.
CEC Media Release: Productivity Commission report’s applauded
CEC Media Release: Productivity Commission report’s consumer focus applauded A new Productivity Commission draft report is heading in the right direction with its recommendations on making the electricity market more consumer-oriented, the clean energy industry body said today.
Yallourn Power Station downsize shows Renewable Energy Target is working
Renewable Energy Target RET Yallourn Power Station
The peak body for Australia’s clean energy industry said today’s announcement that part of the coal-fired Yallourn Power Station would be mothballed showed that cleaner sources of power were gradually replacing the country’s highest-polluting power generation.
Climate silence during Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Presidential Debate
The Sound Of Climate Silence: Romney And Obama Spar Over Who Wants To Drill For More Fossil Fuels During Debate “The door is closing. I am very worried – if we don’t change direction now on how we use energy, we will end up beyond what scientists tell us is the minimum [for climate safety].
Nuclear power the key to clean energy
Nuclear power
AUSTRALIA must consider nuclear power if it is to have a clean energy future, a visiting international expert believes. Even with the carbon tax, Oxford University Prof Sir Chris Llewellyn-Smith said the controversial electricity source was necessary to move away from environmentally damaging fossil fuels.
Big Industry Wants to Recycle Solar Subsidies
commercial solar PV system solar solar subsidy
A recent plan proposed by Australia’s biggest industrial power users and the Energy Users Association of Australia would see the current rooftop solar-panel scheme dumped.
Canberra Freezes without Solar Hot Water
Canberra solar Solar hot water
A leading solar hot water heater manufacturer is standing behind its product even though Canberra residents have had their systems fail, up to three times, over the winter months.
Tesla Drivers are Getting Further with the Electric Car
Electric Car
Tesla Motors last week revealed a new fleet of solar-powered, public charging stations for their enviro-conscious American customers. The all-electric car manufacturer has set up six charging stations alongside Californian freeways to help drivers of the Model S sedan complete long-distance journeys.