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The Mark McGowan-led Labor government includes Bill Johnston who is responsible for energy and resources and minister for environment Reece Whitby.

Energy Transition

MacTiernan defends WA Government backing gas…for now

WA hydrogen minister Alannah MacTiernan believes a viable green hydrogen industry will build community support for the State's economy relying less on gas.

WA Government

McGowan won’t rule out favouring Woodside for carbon farming land

Woodside Petroleum needs massive amounts of land for carbon offsets and the WA Government appears to be laying out an exclusive red carpet for the LNG giant.

Carbon Emissions

Gaps hold back EPA’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions from WA industry

WA's EPA is now restraining growth in carbon emissions from industry but it and State and Federal Governments need to do more to keep the State attractive to increasingly climate-concerned investors.

Chevron

Time’s up on Gorgon’s five years of carbon storage failure

On July 18 Chevron will be millions of tonnes short of required CO2 injection at Gorgon LNG. If the WA Government stands firm the carbon credit bill could approach $100 million.

Carbon Emissions

Woodside’s real plan for Pluto LNG: delay action, not reduce emissions

Woodside's Pluto net-zero 2050 plan is greenwashing, leaving 70% of cuts to the last five years despite investors telling CEO Meg O'Neill they want tangible speedy progress.

WA Government

Ten tales of Woodside’s merry men: Mark, Bill and Ben

On the occasion of recent WA treasurer Ben Wyatt joining the Woodside board Boiling Cold reviews the top 10 wins for Woodside from WA Labor's first term.

Renewable Energy

Stokes’ $650M pumped hydro plan reveals huge Collie clean up cost

Kerry Stokes' $650M pumped hydro plan could let WA avoid a $1.3B bill if a Collie miner fails: a risk the State Government does not ask about.

LNG

Conservation Council moves to quash Woodside's growth plans

The Conservation Council has launched legal action against Woodside and the WA Government that may reopen environmental approvals essential to the Scarborough and Browse LNG projects.

Fracking

Kimberley fracker expects to escape WA gas export ban

Black Mountain expects the McGowan Government to soon waive its gas export ban but fracking the gas must wait for two years of environmental studies.

Power Generation

WA plans a slow move to greener power

Rooftop solar will make South-West WA power greener, but there is no path outlined for Collie's future or to net-zero by 2050, according to a WA Government study.

Renewable Energy

Warradarge wind farm powers up

The start-up of Bright Energy's Warradarge wind farm completes a massive addition of wind generation to the South-West of WA.

Power Generation

WA plans $100M big battery to balance solar

A huge battery in Kwinana will help tame the chaos in the South-West WA power system caused by soaring output from rooftop solar panels and pave the way for more renewable energy.

Carbon Emissions

WA EPA & industry make real moves to net-zero by 2050

Fortescue and Mitsui appear to have agreed massive emissions cuts with WA's environmental watchdog that is now looking at Woodside and Chevron LNG projects.

Renewable Energy

WA pushes green hydrogen hub near Geraldton

WA wants to hear from companies interested in turning the Oakajee industrial site into a hub for green hydrogen.

Domestic Gas

McGowan: onshore gas export banned, unless its Stokes' Waitsia

WA Premier Mark McGowan has extended WA's successful gas reservation policy to all onshore gas - except Waitsia that is backed by a powerful media boss Kerry Stokes

WA Government

$4B Fremantle to Kwinana container port move likely

The McGowan Government has backed a $4B move of containers from Fremantle Port to Kwinana, which may finally put an end to talk of a Roe 8/9 Freeway extension.

Power Generation

WA power plan not heading for net-zero emissions by 2050

The first cut at planning WA power's future ignores carbon costs that Woodside would estimate at many billions and comes nowhere near the WA Government's target of net-zero emissions by 2050.

Domestic Gas

WA's near useless domestic gas deal with Woodside's Pluto LNG

Woodside's Pluto LNG plant has delivered less that one per cent of its gas to WA due to a 2006 WA Government deal that appeared generous then and looks feeble now.

Carbon Emissions

Chevron's dodge on Gorgon LNG carbon pollution rejected

Chevron has been denied a two-year free pass on Gorgon greenhouse gas emissions by the WA Government that could cost it more than $80 million, and there may be a future bill for Wheatstone as well.

Domestic Gas

Waitsia gives McGowan a gas-powered climate dilemma

As Environment Minister in 2006 Mark McGowan led the way to ensure gas projects offset some of their emissions. Now as Premier he may need to choose between climate credibility and the interests of WA's most powerful man.

Power Generation

Cheap renewables mean no new coal or gas power for WA's South West

The WA Government expects no new coal or gas-fired power generation in the South-West will ever be built but those looking for clues to the future of Collie’s existing coal-fired power stations will have to wait for a plan to be released later this year.

Carbon Emissions

Carbon emissions hurdle for WA projects finalised by EPA

New WA projects will need to publish plans for net-zero emissions by 2050 as the WA Environmental Protection Authority ends a year-long battle with LNG industry.

Power Generation

WA plan for batteries and solar offers cleaner long-term energy

Plans to manage excessive midday solar power in WA's South-West may allow solar and batteries to displace coal and gas in the long-term.

Power Generation

WA reforms power grids north and south

Pilbara resource projects can access more competitive power and the South-West grid more easily add batteries and standalone power systems after law changes last week.

Iron Ore

Iron ore finally gets the virus: WoodMac

The iron ore price that had held up in the economic chaos of 2020 is beginning to fall, and the worst case of $US50 a tonne would shatter government revenue just when it is needed the most.