The race to decarbonise is in full swing and many businesses aren’t stopping at their own mess. Particularly at the big end of town, companies already well on the road to eliminating their own emissions are now culling carbon from their long chains of suppliers.
In its review of the rooftop solar sector eligible for Scall-scale Technology Certificates, the Clean Energy Regulator has recommended it be handed the reins so that bad behaviour be stamped out.
A target of 1.7°C is far more achievable, given the effects of rising input costs and covid-19 on an industry that would need to sustain 10% growth in annual capacity.
The United Energy and Powercor networks are adding storage based on success of a trial of two pole-mounted batteries.