Australia
Carbon markets forecast to weather short-term price dips
Despite forecasting near-term declines in carbon prices in the face of political and macroeconomic uncertainty, carbon market participants are optimistic…
Is the tide turning for Australia’s fossil fuel exports?
In the 2022–2023 financial year, Australia is forecast to earn A$464bn ($302bn) from resource and energy exports, according to the…
World’s largest carbon capture plant running at a third of its planned capacity
Chevron has revealed that its Gorgon carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility in Western Australia is running at just a…
Flicking the switch: could electrification jolt Australian mining?
Big news is hitting Australian mining. The Electric Mine Consortium (EMC) is a growing group of leading mining and service…
Australia posts record renewable output to start 2023
Australia’s record renewable output in this year’s first quarter pushed down energy costs and drove carbon emissions to record lows,…
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Weekly data: China coal imports hit a high but not from Australia
In January 2023, four major Chinese coal importers resumed purchases of coal from Australia, after China ended its unofficial ban…
Will new reforms to Australia’s flagship climate policy turn the tide on emissions?
Following last year’s “climate election”, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese moved quickly to deliver on several campaign promises, notably one…
Gas in Australia: The elephant in the room
Since swooping to power in late May, the Anthony Albanese-led Labor government in Australia has moved quickly to implement key…
Aluminium production is critical for the energy transition but hamstrung by high electricity costs
The energy transition is driving a huge surge in demand for aluminium, but the industry is facing huge capacity constraints…
Australia deploys its first large-scale renewable hydrogen plant in Pilbara
The Pilbara region will host Australia’s first large-scale renewable hydrogen plant following a 2019 feasibility study by the Australia Renewable…