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Repealing carbon tax immoral: Combet
Climate change minister says opposition plans to remove tax would leave $20bn hole.
BUDGET 2013: Abbott sidelines super to bankroll carbon tax sweeteners
Oppn leader pledges to maintain carbon compensation, will still scrap carbon tax.
Tesla Motors gear shift catches out many on Wall Street
Market reaction to Tesla's US$830m equity raise hits short sellers hard.
SolarCity raises biggest ever lease fund from Goldman
Goldman Sachs to finance more than $500m of its solar power projects.
Obama's environment, energy team nears completion with votes
US Senate confirms Ernest Moniz as energy secretary; Gina McCarthy to get a full Senate vote for top EPA job.
China says EU solar duties would "seriously harm" trade
Beijing ups criticism of EU's June plan to boost tariffs.
Norwegian firm to seek ways to trap cement factory CO2
Wins contract to make world's first tests for capturing CO2 emissions from cement factories.
ReneSola posts bigger-than-expected loss as panel prices slip
Seventh straight quarterly loss sends shares lower.
BUDGET 2013: Carbon price forecasts cut, clean energy programs trimmed
FY2016 carbon price forecast now less than half that seen in MYEFO; renewables, CCS funding take hit.
Commentary
Is this the end for Labor's 'CarbonChoices'?
Whispers in Canberra suggest Bill Shorten is canvassing the numbers for support on a huge Labor carbon pricing backflip after the election.
Australia - China’s solar dumping ground
With the world's biggest solar markets outside China imposing anti-dumping tariffs, Australia could be flooded with cheap Chinese imports.
Howard's surprising climate contribution
With Labor having problems with its carbon pricing scheme and the Coalition's Direct Action plan facing heavy criticism, it might be wise to build on our most successful climate policy – the Howard-introduced renewables target.
Budget defers renewable energy development when it's needed most
Following the budget, it's fair to ask: how can ARENA achieve its objective of “accelerating the commercial deployment of renewable energy” while having funding deferred until a later date?
Greg Hunt's free kick?
A change to the way Australia’s emissions are accounted for could make it a lot easier for us to meet our 2020 emissions reduction target. It may prove to be a big gift to the Coalition.
Solar miracles and the nuclear reaction
Given the speed of a nuclear roll-out compared to that of renewables, it needs to be considered as part of a shift to cleaner energy sources.