Joe Biden has moved to throttle pollution from cars and light trucks in the US, imposing emission limits so stringent they will compel automakers to boost sales of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models.
The political fight over the Federal Government’s $2.4 billion gas tax will drag on for at least another month as the Opposition resists pressure to wave through the changes.
Gas giant Santos wants the consultation process for offshore gas projects to be time-limited so it can’t be used as a ‘continued veto power’ by opponents.
The company’s boss Meg O’Neill says it needs to cut costs to improve the viability of some carbon emission programs, but it has no prospect of recovering the investment from gas buyers.
One of Australia’s most powerful superannuation funds is pitching for a seat on the board of Woodside Energy and has even put forward potential nominees to chair Richard Goyder.
One of the biggest power outages in Victorian history has left tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the dark, raising questions about how one storm could bring the electricity grid to its knees.
AGL Energy has returned to profitability despite the cost of replacing ageing coal-fired power and insists it is operating in a "very, very competitive" market.
WA’s most prestigious university is tight-lipped over whether it will back an academic lashed by the judge in the Santos Barossa case for lying to Tiwi Islanders and manipulating research.
The chief executive of UAE-based energy firm Crescent Petroleum said that blaming the oil and gas industry for the climate crisis ‘is like blaming farmers for obesity.’