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NSW’s Climate Ambition Leaves Qld in the Dust
September 29, 2021
29 September 2021: NSW’s Climate Ambition Leaves Qld in the Dust NSW has this morning announced a more ambitious 50% emissions reduction target for 2030, leaving Queensland well behind most of Australia’s states and...
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September 27, 2021
27 September 2021: Stronger Climate Action will Power Up Queensland Jobs As pressure builds for the Australian Government to adopt a net zero by 2050 climate target, analysis from community group Solar Citizens has...
Read More ShareHydrogen Approval Demonstrates Why Townsville Shouldn’t Miss Out on Federal Funding
September 22, 2021
September 22: Hydrogen Approval Demonstrates Why Townsville Shouldn’t Miss Out on Federal Funding. The approval of Edify Energy’s solar and hydrogen project at the Lansdown Eco-industrial site was today celebrated by community group Solar...
Read More ShareRenewables Shine Bright in Qld Infrastructure Pipeline
September 09, 2021
9 September 2021: Renewables Shine Bright in Qld Infrastructure PipelineThe Queensland Government Infrastructure Pipeline has just been released, showing the exciting role that renewable energy projects are playing in Queensland’s covid economic recovery. The...
Read More ShareSolar households to face a sun tax for exporting their clean power
August 12, 2021
12th August 2021: Solar households to face a sun tax for exporting their clean power Solar Citizens has today slammed a ruling by the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) which will see Australian solar households...
Read More ShareHeat on Queensland to Deliver Climate Action
August 11, 2021
11 August 2021: Heat on Queensland to Deliver Climate Action The Queensland government’s recently released Climate Action Plan falls well short of the urgent action called for in the latest report from the Intergovernmental...
Read More ShareNew Regulations Threaten Clean Energy Funding
July 29, 2021
29th July 2021: New Regulations Threaten Clean Energy Funding Solar Citizens has condemned the Morrison Government’s latest attack on clean energy funding today. The Federal Government has today introduced new regulations to expand the...
Read More ShareLaunch of Australia’s Biggest Community Campaign for Electric Transport
July 28, 2021
28 July 2021: Launch of Australia’s Biggest Community Campaign for Electric Transport A new grassroots campaign will urge policy makers to accelerate the electrification of Australia’s cars, buses, trucks and trains to reduce transport...
Read More ShareResults from Queensland’s Energy Survey Revealed
July 27, 2021
27 July 2021: Results from Queensland’s Energy Survey Revealed The latest Queensland Household Energy Survey, likely the biggest of its kind in the State, has been released showing that household solar, battery storage and...
Read More ShareNearly Half Regional Queenslanders Support Rapid Energy Transition
July 21, 2021
20 July 2021: Nearly Half Regional Queenslanders Support Rapid Energy Transition A new survey of regional Queenslanders has found that 45.5 per cent of those polled support transitioning to a renewables-dominated grid at some...
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