MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's carbon emissions fell by 5% in 2020 with growth in wind and solar energy, a hit to transport from coronavirus lockdo.
Energy Minister Angus Taylor said emissions were 20 per cent below 2005 levels with gas emissions from transport, Australia s third largest source of pollution, falling by 12 per cent.
TransGrid funds 900km power link to lift renewables as coal’s end nears
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A new 900-kilometre transmission link considered crucial to enhancing the flow of cheap renewable energy around the country as coal plants exit is set to receive the go-ahead after TransGrid committed $1.8 billion to the project.
Transgrid, which runs the New South Wales electricity network, confirmed a deal with the federal government’s green bank had allowed it to approve its investment in the NSW section of the long-awaited EnergyConnect project joining the NSW and South Australian grids.