Friends of the Earth: Andrews govt’s renewable energy push keeps Victoria on track to zero emissions

The Andrews government has announced 'VRET 2' a ‘market sounding’ for 600MW of new renewable energy capacity. The new capacity will repower government operations—including all the state’s schools and hospitals and Melbourne’s train network—with solar and wind energy.

https://www.foe.org.au/victoria_on_track_to_zero_emissions

17 Feb 2022

Nature Conservation Council: Origin saves 87 million tonnes of climate pollution with Eraring closure

Origin’s announcement that it will close its Eraring power station in 2025 is a sign of the unstoppable momentum of change to cleaner and cheaper energy.

1 Dec 2021

Greenpeace AP: https://www.greenpeace.org.au/news/the-world-calls-time-on-coal-at-cop26/

30 Nov 2021

Greenpeace AP: Emissions drop shows coal being squeezed out of the energy system

The latest quarterly Australian emissions data shows that climate pollution has dropped due to a decline of coal in the energy system as it is superseded by renewables shows the need for...