Tina Perinotto

1 month ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Tina Perinotto

The last thing engineers and related consultants want to think about – or hear about – is politics. But as the world shifts under everyone’s feet right now the changes being sheeted home to the business case is unnerving the most stoic in the industry. More to come… Related

1 month ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Salman Shooshtarian |Peter Wong |Tayyab Maqsood |Tina Perinotto

In December 2024, the Australian federal Department of Climate Change, Energy and the Environment and Water published the first national Circular Economy Framework. This framework highlights the need to double the country’s circularity rate by 2035. The modelling study by CSIRO indicates that within the next decade, committing to the ambitious goal of this framework can result in several positive outcomes. Spinifex is an opinion column.

1 month ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Tina Perinotto

They say truth is the first casualty of war. So, the first thing the federal opposition does when Matt Kean releases the emissions costings for the seven nuclear power plants it wants to build in Australia was to say “you’re fired!”Kean, who’ll be alongside Martijn Wilder of Pollination at the first of our monthly Leaders Forum on Tuesday next week, is the chair of the Climate Change Authority. But worse for the coalition: he’s a former NSW treasurer and energy minister.

2 months ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Tina Perinotto

According to the early noise coming down the pike as the US attempts to smash through its green industries, other parts of the world are elated. They’re rubbing their hands with glee. Don’t miss this critical event – book your tickets now There’s an enormous weight of money invested in the energy transition – green energy, energy efficiency, green tech and the myriad other ways crafted to keep planetary warming down as much as possible.

Dec 19, 2024 | thefifthestate.com.au | Tina Perinotto

At end of year you want to rule a line neatly under the 12 months just gone, notch up the wins and clean up the to-do list so you can start with a clean slate in the new year. In order to do so it’s sometimes tempting to put them on the backburner and see how they simmer, until they just fade away. But when government does that at massive cost to the taxpayer, and the thing isn’t old or aged or redundant, it’s an outrage.