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Media alert | 12.01am Thursday 31 August Evoenergy’s failure to offer its workforce a fair pay deal is holding up maintenance work, as Electrical Trade Union members ramp up their industrial campaign with new work bans. It follows an emphatic rejection by ETU members of the Canberra electricity company’s substandard EBA offer. More than 90% … Continued
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The epoch of mandatory non-financial climate reporting is rapidly drawing closer and will no doubt have a profound impact for investors, banks, corporations and trusts, advise energy transition experts, Partners in Performance. With the deadline looming, now is a crucial time for organisations to determine whether they are adequately prepared for the impending changes. Understanding … Continued
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Businesses are increasingly focusing on supply chains to combat their emissions according to new research. The data shows that over three-quarters (78%) of business leaders agree that ‘companies can significantly address their carbon footprint through greater visibility of environmental outcomes across their supply chain’. “For many companies, Scope 3 emissions provide the biggest opportunity for … Continued
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What A rally organised by Friends of the Earth Melbourne to oppose the proposed Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project intended to use Victoria’s brown coal to produce hydrogen for export to Japan. To offset the more than 720,000 petrol cars worth of emissions likely to be produced by the project, it relies on … Continued
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On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has today opened the Regional Microgrids Program, with $125 million in funding allocated to develop and deploy microgrid technologies across regional and remote communities. The new Program will allocate $75 million for microgrid projects in First Nations communities. Electricity provision in remote First Nations … Continued
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Volatility has emerged as a key energy supply concern for businesses, causing leaders to rethink associated management strategies with a heightened sense of urgency, according to new research released by Schneider Electric. The findings of Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Index, 2023 report, a quantitative survey conducted with over 500 decision-makers across corporate Australia, reveals that … Continued
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Leading energy infrastructure company Jemena[1] has today announced the decision of Frank Tudor to step down from his roles of Managing Director of SGSP (Australia) Assets Pty Ltd (SGSPAA) and Chairman of Zinfra after five years of leadership of the company for family reasons. The Board has appointed Jemena’s Chief Financial Officer, David Gillespie, as … Continued
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Health workers expressed concern today about potential health impacts of the Victorian Government and AGL’s agreement allowing for Loy Yang A to remain open until 2035. “Every year Loy Yang A stays open it kills dozens of people by producing toxic air pollution,” said Dr Harry Jennens, GP and Co-ordinator of health advocacy organisation Healthy … Continued
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A Traditional Custodian will ask the Federal Court to find that approval for Woodside Petroleum to carry out seismic blasting in her Sea Country was unlawful. Gas giant Woodside said last week it was ready to begin seismic blasting for its Scarborough Gas Project, despite objections from Custodians who say they still have not been … Continued
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The NSW commercial fishing community condemns the Federal Government’s proposal to install windfarms in both the Hunter and Illawarra regions. Tricia Beatty, Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Fishermen’s Association of NSW said today, “The proposal being considered by the Federal Government is ludicrous and will have a devastating impact on endangered, protected species as … Continued
