Ryan Cropp

The number of new households installing rooftop solar systems is approaching its lowest level in three years. But it’s not all bad news.

Labor’s net zero economic advisor says smaller businesses are struggling to get access to government financing that would significantly de-risk their projects.

The federal government will require electricity retailers to offer deals that provide three hours of free power to households during the middle of the day.

Climate Change Authority chairman Matt Kean said the rebate, heavily backed by resources companies, would better be spent on electrification technologies.

Labor’s new 2035 climate plan is likely to triple the price paid by big emitters to offset their carbon emissions over the next ten years.

The federal government will not meet its emission reduction goals unless it puts a price on electricity sector carbon emissions, according to new research.

The huge demand on power from data centres will put limits on Australia’s emissions reduction goal, the Climate Change Authority says.

Australia’s energy transition watchdog says serious work is required by the government to make the benefits of renewables clearer to country people.

Frank Jotzo says there is no politically practical path to a 2035 emissions reduction target of more than 70 per cent.

The huge uptake of home batteries under the subsidy scheme has raised hopes that rooftop power could partly offset the broader delays in the renewables rollout.