“Smoke and Mirrors”: Startups react to the 2023 budget
Labor has handed down its second budget, with more startup and SME measures that last time. But founders have still found gaps.
Web3 and renewables: Four investment trends you can expect in 2023
As 2023 has just begun, your investment wins and losses in the last year are also getting the opportunity to turn over a new leaf.
Budget 2022: Energy efficiency grants for SMEs form key plank in Labor’s green energy strategy
Small and medium enterprises looking to improve their energy efficiency will be handed $62.6 million in grant funding, thanks to a new program revealed in Tuesday’s federal budget.
High coal and gas costs have Australians paying the price for decarbonising too slowly
Energy exporters are enjoying windfall profits, while households are getting belted by surging energy prices and stagnant wages. Our options are limited — but there are some available.
Why are power prices likely to keep surging, and where do we go from here?
We may be in the early stages of an energy price shock comparable to the 1973 oil price crisis.
Election 2022: Labor and the Coalition disagree on the direction of power prices, so who’s right?
Neither party has been technically incorrect about power prices, but each is focusing on the facts that suit the preferred narrative. So let’s consider the full context.
Will electricity prices go up when Australia’s biggest coal plant closes?
Australia's largest coal-fired power plant will close seven years earlier than expected, prompting fears of an electricity price hike — but how worried should we be?
COP26 shows we can’t rely on the stick; we must embrace the climate carrot
While the last minute watering down of the language in the COP26 agreement is deeply disappointing, it will be the actions of countries, corporates and individuals in the coming years that will determine its ultimate impact on our future.
South Australian startup Oxamii launches distributed energy trading platform
Oxamii has developed a smart grid software platform that enables residents, community organisations, and businesses to buy and sell energy from renewable sources in their local community.
Five key technologies the government is relying on to reduce emissions: Will they work?
The government's plan to reach net-zero by 2050 is to invest in a suite of newer, more renewable technologies. The problem is that not all of them work that well.
Canva becomes first Australian company to sign Amazon’s The Climate Pledge
Co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism, The Climate Pledge is a global commitment to reach net-zero carbon by 2040, and meet The Paris Agreement 10 years early.
The Australian economy can’t reset without respect for knowledge: Ross Garnaut
Garnaut says respect for knowledge and science played a large role in policy-making during COVID-19, which led to Australia’s success in responding to the pandemic.
