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Category: Australia

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  • Australia

Australia’s east braces for more heavy rain, ‘life-threatening’ floods

Large swaths of Australia’s southeast were under flood evacuation alerts on Saturday as the nation’s weather forecaster warned major flooding could hit parts of New South Wales devastated by floods Continue Reading

Posted On : 22 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Australia’s New Climate Politics Will Reshape its Entire Economy

Long accused of being a laggard on climate action, Australia in September passed its first binding emissions reductions target, enshrining into law a 43% cut from 2005 levels by 2030 Continue Reading

Posted On : 17 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Explainer: Australia floods: why the country is battling weather again

Floods caused by torrential rain are hitting large swathes of southeast Australia, inundating hundreds of homes and forcing authorities to urge thousands of people to evacuate. Areas of three southeastern Continue Reading

Posted On : 15 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

AGRICULTURE WEATHER WATCH: Severe rainfall seen affecting Australian wheat quality

 Excessive rainfall to impact Australian wheat protein content EU grain production slashed on low yields US weather outlook for key grain regions unfavorable Weather conditions favorable for Brazil corn Australia’s Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

The World’s Largest Floating LNG Platform Restarts Production

The Prelude floating LNG production facility off the coast of Australia has resumed production and exports, operator Shell said today. Operations at the project were halted earlier this year due Continue Reading

Posted On : 19 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Australia’s Next Climate Struggle Is How Fast to Cut Emissions

The battle for the future of Australia’s climate policy is no longer about whether to cut carbon emissions — it’s about how fast to act. On one side, pro-climate lawmakers Continue Reading

Posted On : 12 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Mega-Polluter Australia Is Finally Becoming a Green Superpower

Australia is finally getting serious about emissions and green-energy companies from around the world are seeing an opportunity. Photovoltaic panels at a solar farm on the outskirts of Gunnedah, New Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • LNG

Australia considers curbing gas exports to avert domestic supply crunch

 Decision in October on whether to restrict exports – minister East coast shortfall could equal 10% of demand – watchdog Supply gap equivalent to 14 LNG spot cargoes Government extends Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • coronavirus

Australia battles fresh Omicron outbreak as COVID deaths rise

Customers queue outside a Western Sydney chemist to purchase Rapid Antigen Test kits in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Sydney, Australia, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy Continue Reading

Posted On : 21 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Aviation
  • Biofuels

BP aims to start producing green jet fuel in Australia by 2025

BP Plc (BP.L) is aiming to start producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Australia by 2025 after converting its oil refinery near Perth to produce renewable fuels, a senior executive Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Shell

Shell unable to supply Prelude LNG cargoes until July 21

 Shell on Monday told customers it would be unable to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes from its Prelude facility off northwestern Australia due to industrial action over a pay Continue Reading

Posted On : 11 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Climate

Sydney floods burden 50,000 around Australia’s largest city

Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia’s largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday. Emergency response teams made Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Australia Bets on Clean Power to Avoid Another Market Failure

 Australia’s biggest grid has released a multibillion-dollar plan to ease its transition away from coal and avoid pitfalls that earlier this month led to the unprecedented step of temporarily taking Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Australia power crisis forces manufacturers to eye offshore moves, production cuts

Australia’s biggest building materials manufacturers are cutting back operations, hiking prices and considering moving production offshore to manage a spike in power and gas bills, adding to pressure on the Continue Reading

Posted On : 20 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Australian power station fire will not worsen energy crisis -market operator

A fire that ripped through a New South Wales power station on the weekend will not affect electricity supply, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) said on Sunday, ruling out Continue Reading

Posted On : 19 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Explainer: How the world’s top coal, LNG exporter ran into a power crisis

Australia, the world’s top exporter of coal and liquefied natural gas, is battling a power crunch, posing major challenges for the country’s new Labor government that wants to speed up Continue Reading

Posted On : 16 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Sydney residents told to cut power use to help avoid blackouts

Sydney residents were urged on Thursday to conserve power in the evening as much as possible to avert blackouts, one day after Australia suspended its spot electricity market due to Continue Reading

Posted On : 16 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Western Australia to shut coal power stations by 2030, invest $2.6 bln in renewables

Western Australia plans to switch off its coal-fired generators by 2030 and invest A$3.8 billion ($2.63 billion) in renewables, citing an “overwhelming uptake” in rooftop solar as driving the move. Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Australians Face Threats of Blackouts as Power Crisis Worsens

Outages at coal-fired power plants, coupled with a cold-weather snap, have caused supply problems. Residents in Australia’s Queensland state faced the risk of blackouts on Monday night as the nation’s Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Closely watched exploration well off W. Australia finds no gas, oil

Western Gas said on Monday its Sasanof-1 exploration well off Western Australia found no hydrocarbons, in a big disappointment for one of the most closely watched drilling campaigns in Australia Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Bumper Wheat Crop Looming in Australia Set to Ease Tight Market

Australia, one of the world’s largest wheat exporters, is forecast to produce another huge harvest this season as favorable conditions encourage growers to ramp up planting of winter crops to Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • EU

Europe’s dash for gas puts Australia’s LNG import plans at risk

 Europe’s race to replace Russian gas supply has threatened Australia’s plans for five gas import terminals as they compete for key infrastructure, raising the risk of a supply shortfall in Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Natural Gas Supply

Shell greenlights $2.5 bln Crux gas project off Australia

 Shell Plc (SHEL.L) said on Monday it had given the go-ahead to develop the Crux gas field off Australia, which analysts estimated would cost around $2.5 billion. Construction is expected Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Climate

Billionaire’s AGL Win Jolts Australia Awake to Climate Activism

Mike Cannon-BrookesPhotographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg An Australian billionaire’s success in forcing AGL Ltd. to scrap a breakup plan and its top executives to step down may shake the status quo Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

How Australia Is Transforming Grids Away From Coal Power

The invasion of Ukraine has put the US and Europe on a wartime mission to abandon Russian fossil fuels. This series looks at speeding up zero-carbon alternatives by lowering political Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Australia election: Anthony Albanese signals climate policy change

New Australian PM says climate action “shouldn’t be controversial” Australia’s new leader has vowed to take the country in a new direction, with a big shift in climate policy. Anthony Continue Reading

Posted On : 22 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Australia’s 2022-23 wheat output seen 20% lower on year to 29 million mt: USDA

 Wheat area may fall 4% on year, yields seen down 18% on year Area, yields seen declining on rising fertilizer costs 2022-23 wheat exports seen falling 20% to 22 million Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • India

India power minister tells states to step up coal imports for 3 years – sources

India’s power minister has told states to step up coal imports for the next three years, four sources told Reuters, reporting remarks that imply prolonged support for already elevated global Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • India

For coal-starved India, a free-trade deal with Australia is a blessing in disguise

The timing could not have been better: Indian coal importers have been scouring for cargoes in a tight and expensive global market, and along comes an opportunity to access precious Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Australia Begins Long Road to Retraining Thousands of Coal Workers for Clean Energy Roles

 Rising installations of solar and wind power mean efforts to shift workers from coal mines to renewable energy are speeding up. Follow us at @BloombergAU on Twitter and BloombergAsia on Continue Reading

Posted On : 19 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • LNG

Australia Hits Record Export Levels Amid Huge Gas Demand

There is a soaring demand for Australia’s gas resources, pushing exports to record levels and helping fund public services and infrastructure. A new report illustrates the soaring demand for Australia’s Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Australia sees global uncertainty driving resource export earnings to record

Australia’s mining and energy export earnings are forecast to reach a record A$425 billion ($318 billion) in 2021-22, although prices of its key iron ore shipments are expected to ease, Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • LNG

Shell cleared to restart Prelude LNG output off Australia

Australia’s offshore petroleum watchdog has cleared the way for Shell (SHEL.L) to restart its Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) site off northwestern Australia, after a power outage forced a Continue Reading

Posted On : 21 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Russia

Australia joins allies in sanctioning Russian oligarchs

Australia said on Monday it was imposing new sanctions on 33 Russian oligarchs and business people, including Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich and Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller, over the Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Coal

Australia’s record high thermal coal prices here to stay amid sweeping European demand

Australia’s thermal coal prices are expected to remain elevated in the near term as it finds new buyers in Europe amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while interest from Japan and South Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Climate

Australia declares east coast floods a national emergency

Australia declared a national emergency on Wednesday in response to devastating floods along its east coast, and designated catastrophe zones in towns swept away by swollen rivers. “Australia is becoming Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Climate

Flooded Australian towns brace for more rains, several people still missing

 Australian authorities on Friday warned of more rains over the weekend in several flooded regions in the country’s east, likely hampering relief efforts as defense personnel try to reach worst-hit Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Wind

Australia’s Victoria state sets out fast growth plan for offshore wind power

Australia’s Victoria state on Friday set targets of at least 2 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power by 2032, and 9 GW by 2040, setting up ambitious goals to help Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Australia aids allies seeking to replace Russian coal

The Australian government is helping coal importing nations find alternatives to Russia for supplies by connecting them with local producers, a government spokesperson said on Thursday, as Russia’s invasion of Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Climate

Half a million Australians face flood evacuation orders

Authorities in Australia issued more orders for people to leave their homes on Thursday after heavy rain triggered flash floods in its largest city, with officials warning of worse to Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Column: Rio’s dreadful workplace report may boost cost of energy transition: Russell

 Rio Tinto’s decision to go public with a self-damning report into its workplace culture should be a watershed moment for a wider mining industry aiming to be seen as the Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • LNG

Australia Ready To Ship LNG To Europe Amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis

One of the world’s top liquefied natural gas exporters, Australia, says it is ready to ship LNG cargoes to Europe to “support its friends and allies,” as the U.S. is Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jan 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Climate

Hottest temperature recorded in Southern Hemisphere tied in Australia

The Southern Hemisphere may have just matched its hottest temperature on record Thursday. A station in Onslow, a small coastal town in Western Australia, registered a sweltering 123.3 degrees (50.7 Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Jan 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Coal

Why Australia Is Struggling To Kick Its Coal Addiction

Developed nations around the world are aggressively pursuing the replacement of coal power, but Australia is struggling to turn its back on what it sees as an economically vital commodity Continue Reading

Posted On : 11 Jan 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Solar

Rise of Solar Rooftops to Accelerate Coal’s Exit in Australia

Australia’s accelerating energy transition will see half of all homes installed with rooftop solar in the early 2030s, helping to spur a faster exit from coal-fired power generation, according to Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Climate

These Australian Coal Mines Are Methane Super-Emitters

Just inland of Australia’s east coast, roughly 200 miles from the Great Barrier Reef, a single coal mine run by Glencore Plc emitted so much super-warming methane in a year Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

A $12 Billion Gas Project Is Sparking a New Climate Debate

WATCH: Woodside CEO O’Neill discusses the company’s partnership with BHP on a LNG project, limiting emissions from the project and the market for LNG. A $12 billion liquefied natural gas Continue Reading

Posted On : 24 Nov 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Australian green group looks to derail Woodside’s $12-bln gas project

Lawyers for the Conservation Council of Western Australia have sent letters to Woodside Petroleum (WPL.AX) and the country’s energy minister seeking to delay, if not stop, the company’s Scarborough natural Continue Reading

Posted On : 20 Nov 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • Climate

Australia Leads the World in Coal Emissions Per Capita

Annual average coal emissions per capita from 2015-2020 in tons of CO2 India and China are the world’s two biggest coal polluters, but Australia and South Korea lead the world Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Nov 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia

Coal Mines Seen Belching Worst Australia Methane Cloud This Year

The most severe cloud of methane detected in Australia in more than a year was spotted last month by satellite over one of the country’s top coal producing regions. The Continue Reading

Posted On : 12 Nov 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple

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