Since the 1970s, the renewable energy sector has usually trembled each time oil goes through the "bust" phase of the commodity cycle.
Environment
Feb 14, 2015
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Emissions fell by six times the rate in the five years before the carbon tax than they did under the carbon tax. – Environment minister Greg Hunt, The Guardian, January 17, 2015.
Environment
Jan 30, 2015
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The European Union agreed Friday to limit the bloc's use of biofuels made directly from agricultural products after criticism they push up food prices and add to pollution.
Environment
Jun 13, 2014
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A QUT health statistician is urging Australian policy makers to provide more incentives for motorists to use alternative transport.
Environment
Feb 25, 2014
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Researchers from Murdoch University are investigating how the Federal Government's efforts to repeal the carbon tax are affecting investments in Australia's energy sector.Lead researcher and PhD candidate Matt Shahnazari ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 18, 2014
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The European Commission wants EU member states to accept common environment and health rules if they use controversial 'fracking' to develop shale gas resources.
Environment
Jan 17, 2014
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A new government report says energy-related carbon dioxide pollution increased slightly last year after declining for several years in a row. The 2 percent increase was largely due to a small increase in coal consumption ...
Environment
Jan 13, 2014
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As Australia moves to scrap its pioneering carbon-pricing scheme, China is expected to have seven pilot pricing systems in place no later than 2015, followed by a national scheme, according to a new survey from The Australian ...
Environment
Oct 11, 2013
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Coal-fired electricity may have little or no economic future in Australia, even if carbon capture and storage becomes commercially available, a new analysis has found.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 5, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Although recommended in the Coalition's Direct Action Plan and the Carbon Farming Initiative, offsetting greenhouse gas emissions by increasing carbon storage in Australian agricultural soils is not likely to ...
Environment
Jul 16, 2013
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