Blogotariat

Russia’s stance that the Ukraine conflict can only be resolved if its root causes are addressed is “s**t,” Vladimir Zelensky has said.

The Ukrainian leader is increasingly using profanities in public statements and insulting those who disagree with his policies.

Expensive gas is not viable for Whyalla Steelworks, in the interim or the long-term. If we’re going to do massive subsidies, let’s at least back the best solution for a decarbonising world.

The post If green iron is the future for Whyalla Steelworks, locking in costly and dirty gas is a dead end appeared first on Renew Economy.

Alcoa has been given the green light to clear more Australian forest after being fined for stripping land for bauxite mining without the right approvals.

The post Alcoa fined $55 billion for illegal forest clearing, gets green light to clear more Jarrah trees appeared first on Renew Economy.

Talk about exquisitely bad timing. On Friday, the federal Liberal Party’s latest leadership spill – a mere nine months after the last one – showed the ability of the members of the federal parliamentary party to lose their heads when all about were keeping theirs.

The result, as history recorded, was Angus Taylor defeating leader Sussan Ley 34-17.

Queensland coal generator celebrates the commercial start of its first big battery, which will provide essential firming capacity and reliability "within fractions of a second."

The post New big battery kicks off commercial operations next to outage-prone Queensland coal plant appeared first on Renew Economy.

A solar and battery project proposed for the NSW Hunter region has been dropped by the developer, in what has been described as a "really welcome outcome" for local communities.

The post Developer drops coal country solar and battery plans in face of mounting local opposition appeared first on Renew Economy.

The six-month annualized growth rate of the Westpac–Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which shows how much economic activity is expected to change in relation to trend three to nine months from now, went down from +0.44% in December to +0.02% in January. Westpac argues, as I do, that the most recent data shows that the momentum

The post Leading index drives into RBA ditch appeared first on MacroBusiness.

Our off-grid luxury lodge combines a whole of system approach with renewables and storage, and a backup genset triggered only by indiscrete EV charging.

The post An all-electric, off-grid luxury lodge, powered entirely by solar, wind and a battery appeared first on Renew Economy.

The defeat of a climate suit against Santos has disappointed activists but opened the public's eyes to how the resources giant developed its net-zero targets.

The post “Goliath won this round:” Santos beats greenwashing lawsuit, but activists claim small victory appeared first on Renew Economy.

“Tiny” Tim Wilson is your new shadow treasurer. New Coalition Treasury spokesman Tim Wilson has warned too many jobs are reliant on government support and vowed to put small business at the heart of his agenda, amid expectations real wages will go backwards for the first time in more than two years. With Labor set to

The post “Tiny” Tim rises to shadow treasurer appeared first on MacroBusiness.

Over the decades of America’s post-war history, few sectors have been as strongly protected as car manufacturers, with everything from bailouts to favourable regulations helping them survive in an increasingly competitive automotive landscape. Over the years, a well-trodden path for manufacturers seeking access to the American market with minimal to no trade barriers has been

The post Trump risks opening door to Chinese cars appeared first on MacroBusiness.

The vicious and sustained campaign mounted against Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, by Israel and the U.S. now includes the German, Italian, French, Austrian and Czech foreign ministers demanding her resignation.

The Increasing Attacks on Francesca Albanese Presage a New Dark Age

The media release accompanying the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) recent interest rate decision noted that “growth in private demand has strengthened substantially more than expected, driven by both household spending and investment”. The RBA’s Statement of Monetary Policy (SoMP) also noted that “the pick-up in consumer durables inflation was stronger than expected in the