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Energy investors caught in policy crosshairs
May 22, 2021 – 12.00am
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Investors in the energy sector are scratching their heads trying to make sense of conflicting messaging this week from government, agencies and business on the transition to low-carbon fuel sources.
Government intervention and a lack of coherent policy settings top the list of concerns.
In a week when up to $3 billion of taxpayer funds were earmarked for extending the lives of ageing oil refineries and a new gas-fired power generator, there was also the International Energy Agency’s call for the world to halt investment in new fossil fuel supplies in order to have an “even chance” of meeting the Paris climate goals.
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Australia to fund low-emissions research as world sets ambitious climate targets
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Australia will help fund groundbreaking research in low-emissions technology as the Morrison government confronts increasingly ambitious climate commitments from major trading partners ahead of a global climate summit.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will announce a $566 million investment in research partnerships with other countries for new technology like green steel, small modular nuclear reactors, and soil carbon sequestration. He said the technology from the deals would benefit Australian export industries such as agriculture, coal, aluminium and gas.