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A coalition of leading Victorian industry bodies, representing more than 100,000 businesses and tens of billions of dollars in investment, is urging the state government to reconsider its proposed gas ban. The Building Electrification Regulatory Impact Statement will increase costs for large and small businesses, stifle crucial gas investment and leave Victorians facing higher … Continued
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December 13, 2024 Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s nuclear proposal will cost Australians dearly – wasting money, time and energy we can’t afford while doing nothing to lower people’s power bills or cut climate pollution today. Further details from the Coalition, to be released today, fail to explain the costs of keeping Australia’s coal-fired … Continued
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“PETER DUTTON’S NUCLEAR numbers have more holes than Swiss cheese, leaving out big ticket items like the costs of dealing with radioactive waste,” says the Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie, slamming the Federal Coalition’s misleading modelling. “Dutton must be honest with the Australian people. CSIRO tells us nuclear is double the cost of renewables, no … Continued
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High quality, high resolution photos and vision of the North West Shelf facility and its impacts on Murujuga rock art available here (credit: Save our Songlines) Stunning photos and vision of Scott Reef (threatened by Woodside’s gas expansion) is available here A snap protest has been called outside Woodside HQ at 08.00am AWST this morning … Continued
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Rewiring Australia has endorsed the Victorian Government’s proposed rule to phase out expensive gas appliances, which will lower energy bills and emissions for households across the state. “Thanks to this policy, more Victorians will have lower energy bills and healthier homes,” said Chief Executive Officer Dan Cass. “We back the Victorian Government’s plans to help … Continued
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ANALYSIS from the Australian Conservation Foundation has found for just one-fifth of the Coalition’s nuclear price tag, the government could install rooftop solar on every house in the country that doesn’t already have it.* And for less than half (42%) of the $331 billion, the government could also install a battery system on every Australian … Continued
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In response to the Western Australian government’s approval of the extension of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas hub at Karratha, granting it permission to process gas until 2070, the Australian Conservation Foundation’s CEO Kelly O’Shanassy said: “To approve 50 years of climate-heating gas production at Australia’s largest gas plant, located right next to ancient World … Continued
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Thursday, December 12 Political hearings in Perth and Collie next week will hear from locals on their opposition to building nuclear reactors in the region. The federal Parliament’s select committee on nuclear energy is looking into a scheme from the Coalition to build nuclear reactors at sites around the country, including in Collie. … Continued
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12 December, 2024 Just 5% of people living in renewable energy zones would embrace living near nuclear power stations, polling released by RE-Alliance today has shown, while 53% outright reject it. 89 Degrees East polled 1,770 Australians living in renewable energy zones. RE-Alliance has been working in the space where the energy shift … Continued
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Following a competitive tender process, the award covers more than 100 wells across nine ultra-deepwater rigs including exploratory and revitalization wells in the Campos Basin, with potential operations in the Equatorial Margin HOUSTON–BUSINESS WIRE– Global energy technology company SLB (NYSE: SLB) today announced that it has been awarded, after a competitive tender, a new contract … Continued
