Australia-first grain ship to test biofuel’s economic and green credentials

The country’s first grain ship powered by biofuel is set to leave port on Sunday, only the second time the renewable fuel alternative has been used in an Australian export ship. Edwine Oldendorff is carrying 30,000 tonnes of malting barley from Albany in WA for Vietnam in a trial commissioned by grain handling cooperative CBH.

Green ships ahoy along vital corridors

Australia’s biggest miners are preparing for a day of reckoning. Shipping accounts for two to three per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions so manufacturers and retailers are no longer just considering what appears in national targets. Even though individual governments are not on the hook for these supply chain emissions, some of Australia’s largest

Voluntary climate action won’t reach net zero

The Commonwealth government says it will reach zero net emissions by 2050 through voluntary action and technology, not mandates or taxes. This is a false dichotomy. Emissions reductions in line with our international obligations require mandatory measures. Voluntary action supplements and extends mandatory measures – as it has done over the past decade. Prime Minister