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Waste-to-energy is set to be a major green play over the next two decades as climate and circularity imprimaturs kick in and a swathe of new waste-to-energy technologies is coming to market. Republished to add Remondis clarification on Ipswich

Australia has been a global laggard on the waste to energy front but that may all be about to change, as we discover in this deep dive

The iron and steel industry is about to be transformed by a raft of innovations, some here, some on the way, and others on the distant horizon – we check them out in this deep dive

Green steel is shaping up as one of the big innovation impact plays for 2023, as Australia eyes off steel exports

The announcement by the Australian government of plans to float the first green bond in mid-2024 has sparked hopes that efforts to mitigate climate change are finally underway

Tim Boreham warns not all so-called ethical or ESG funds and ETFs are what they seem

For those that really need to understand how their investments work, and with some estimates suggesting a fusion breakthrough as early as 2025, we examine the nuts and bolts of fusion and the latest private sector innovations

BloombergNEF estimates US$1.9trn in investment in Australia’s energy sector and low-carbon technologies will be required to reach the country’s net-zero ambitions and that EVs will get the lion’s share – a staggering US$1trn

Fusion is the holy grail of governments globally, attracting hundreds of billions in funding and, more recently, the private sector has entered the fray, no doubt expecting a return on its investment sooner rather than later

The Federal Government appears to have confirmed its commitment to Australia’s nascent green hydrogen industry in this week’s budget, but the low dollar commitment at a critical juncture raises a big question mark