Tag: emissions

AIIA urges govt to use tech budget to reach net zero goal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The carbon footprint of the federal government’s vast technology estate should be measured as a first step toward incentivising agencies to redirect billions in spending to energy-efficient clouds and...

Govt to consider import tariffs for high-carbon goods

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Work to determine the feasibility of import tariffs on emissions-intensive manufactured goods, particularly steel and cement, has begun at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, and Environment. Climate Change...

CDC Data Centres’ emissions secrecy claim rejected

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A request from CDC Data Centres to have its greenhouse gas emissions data withheld from public release has been rejected by Australia’s clean energy watchdog. The company had argued...

Low emissions manufacturing push as safeguard reforms pass

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Manufacturers and other heavy polluters will face tougher restrictions on their carbon emissions after the government’s reforms to the Safeguard Mechanism passed Parliament. As implemented by the former Coalition...

Japan commits $2.35bn for Victorian blue hydrogen

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A Gippsland-based initiative to make clean hydrogen from coal using carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies will be commercialised following a $2.35 billion commitment from the Japanese government. The funding...

Port of Newcastle, Macquarie hydrogen hub canned

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A green hydrogen and ammonia production joint venture between the Port of Newcastle, Macquarie Capital, and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group has been cancelled, releasing a $41 million federal grant...