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COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... ads in 10 major newspapers calling for fossil fuels to be phased out. On Saturday Minister for Climate and Energy Chris Bowen stated "The Global Stocktake will show that we are not on track to keep 1.5 degrees alive." He told The Age that the text does ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), backed by Australia and more than 600 government and non-government partners, has announced $17 billion in new funding for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovations. The ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... CETP further aligns our international public support with Pacific priorities." Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen stated that "Australia is finally being taken seriously as a constructive international trading partner and investor determined ...

Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... - up from 9 GW - to enable the federal renewable energy target of 82% by 2030. Federal Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has now effectively ditched the Renewable Energy Target (RET) and will use an auctions mechanism to boost renewable deployment ...

H2Kwinana Hydrogen Hub gets $70m government backing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... decarbonisation of heavy industry and connect our renewable resources to the world," said climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen. "These projects are the next step towards using locally produced renewable hydrogen in Australia to reduce our industrial ...

Bowen paints mixed outlook for energy future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Minister of Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen delivered a pessimistic outlook on containing global warming at 1.5C as Australia heads into a "long hot summer". However, Bowen maintains optimism on the state of Australia's renewable rollout amid ...

Kyoto credits cancellation brings tough implications for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... prevents future governments from using outdated credits to meet climate targets. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen made the announcement at the Emissions Reduction Summit in Sydney on Friday, stating: "They were never more than an accounting ...

Australia considers carbon tariff to level playing field

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... would also serve the purpose of creating a shadow price on carbon. Last month, Minister for climate change and energy Chris Bowen announced a review that will consider whether Australia needs to address "carbon leakage" with a CBAM of its own. The review ...

Regional renewable investments ramp up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... towards more secure, cleaner, reliable and affordable energy supplies. Federal climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen stated: "Renewable energy is the cheapest form of energy and the Rewiring the Nation deal will put downward pressure on electricity ...

The skills shortage delaying net zero: CEDA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... and investing in community-led projects and personalised support. In May, federal climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen announced the establishment of a National Net Zero Authority to manage the energy transition and ensure workers, industries ...