Australia to accelerate clean energy projects

Australia will invest A$2 billion ($1.4 billion) to scale up development of its renewable hydrogen industry, the government announced in its annual budget, as it looks to accelerate clean energy projects in the country. Funds will be allocated under a “Hydrogen Headstart” programme that provides revenue support for large-scale renewable hydrogen projects through competitive hydrogen

Australian parliament approves emissions caps

Australia’s parliament passed breakthrough climate laws targeting the nation’s worst polluters, forcing coal mines and oil refineries to curb emissions by about five percent each year. The laws apply to 215 major industrial facilities – each producing more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases a year – and form the backbone of Australia’s pledge to