The massive build of renewables equals more than a third of the total wind and solar capacity Australia already has.

Germany last month agreed to reactivate its coal-fired power plants or extend their lifespans in response to its worst energy crisis in generations.

The bill is a potential boon to many sectors of the green economy, including electric vehicles.

Exploration permits originally granted off the coast of British Columbia in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Australian uranium producers including Paladin have raised close to A$400 million in share sales this year to fund exploration.

Turkey decided to build the 4,800-megawatt nuclear plant in Akkuyu to cut reliance on imported energy.

The state-owned power utility is saddled with 396 billion rand of debt.

Campaigners and policymakers for years have opposed the proposal to build the mine in the Cumbrian region of northwest England.