Energy
Nearly a quarter of Australia’s energy consumption is from heat used in industrial processes, most of which is powered by fossil fuels.
Microsoft, Meta, Google and Amazon are likely to double their electricity needs in the next five years. Increasingly, they are looking to nuclear power.
Both Brookfield and Origin Energy have clearly moved on from the $20 billion takeover attempt that failed late last year, with the Australian gentailer's share price climbing by almost a third in the months since.
Green energy startup NRN has secured $1 million in a pre-Series A bridge funding round led by Investible’s Climate Tech Fund.
The World Economic Forum is in the middle of its future-focused Annual Meeting of the New Champions. The central theme is how to prevent globalisation falling apart.
ESG and energy regulation in Australia is moving at an unprecedented rate and large-law giant Herbert Smith Freehills is pushing itself to the forefront of the legal changes.
Australia lags in the race to develop sustainable fuels – but advocates say funding in the federal budget is helping lay the groundwork to catch up.
The ASX-listed gentailer strongly opposes the Opposition's nuclear policy, but Macquarie's utility analyst says it may hold all the cards if the Coalition wins power.
Polling on nuclear power varies wildly based on the question and how it is asked. Labor is keen to seize on that uncertainty.
It's not just the cost of the Coalition's nuclear policy that's left economists uneasy. They're also concerned about its potential impact on energy investment and doubt it would actually reduce power prices.
The Opposition leader has announced where seven nuclear reactors would be located if the Coalition wins government. But the rest of his plan remains threadbare - and it seems intentional.
