Energy

Billionaire investor Křetínský and trader Vitol eye fortune in British power plant subsidies

Exclusive: Looming auction to earmark £1.5bn to put power generators on standby and keep the lights on

Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

05, Feb, 2023 @4:00 PM

Labor urged to halve $8bn a year in fuel tax credits for trucks and heavy vehicles

Reforming scheme would shrink budget deficit and help Australia hit net zero emissions by 2050, Grattan Institute says

Elias Visontay Transport and urban affairs reporter

05, Feb, 2023 @10:00 AM

In the global race to dominate green technology, Britain is still tying its shoelaces

As the US, China and now the EU compete for the fruits of the green economy, the UK is hamstrung by Tory dogma, dither and delay

Andrew Rawnsley

05, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM

Teals and other NSW independents seek to kill controversial Pep-11 gas permit

Exclusive: Candidates hoping to hold the balance of power to push for state-level development bans

Tamsin Rose

03, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM

Joe Biden’s green subsidies have left Europe struggling for a response | Lorenzo Marsili

The EU needs an ambitious climate strategy for industry. So why is Giorgia Meloni its chief supporter?

Lorenzo Marsili

03, Feb, 2023 @12:00 PM

The man in charge of how the US spends $400bn to shift away from fossil fuels

The Department of Energy’s loan programs office was ‘essentially dormant’, says Jigar Shah, its head – but now it’s ready to bankroll clean energy projects

Oliver Milman

03, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM

From the archive: Where oil rigs go to die – podcast

This week, from 2017: When a drilling platform is scheduled for destruction, it must go on a thousand-mile final journey to the breaker’s yard. As one rig proved when it crashed on to the rocks of a remote Scottish island, this is always a risky business

Written by Tom Lamont, read by Andrew McGregor, originally produced by Simon Barnard with additions and scoring by Hattie Moir. The executive producer was Ellie Bury

03, Feb, 2023 @5:00 AM