It now seems certain that chief scientist Dr Alan Finkel will deliver a range of options for government policy makers when presenting his review to the COAG ministers and leaders this Friday.

The Queensland Labor government has unveiled a $1.6 billion plan to unlock thousands of megawatts of large-scale wind, solar and pumped-hydro energy projects throughout the state, including a reverse auction for up to 400MW of renewables and energy storage (100MW).

With May in the books, it’s official: carbon dioxide set an all-time monthly record. It’s a sobering annual reminder that humans are pushing the climate into a state unseen in millions of years.

The CSIRO Low Emissions Technology Roadmap report has been released by the Australian Coalition government, purporting to show that the cheapest avenue to cutting emissions is by limiting wind and solar and focusing more heavily on gas-fired generation.