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Electric cars may save power grid, if drivers let them

Electric cars may save power grid, if drivers let them

Motorists could decide the future of Australia's energy networks by when they choose to buy an electric car and how they recharge it.

Window on carbon: tracking building supplies from China

Window on carbon: tracking building supplies from China

Window on carbon: tracking building supplies from China

Window on carbon: tracking building supplies from China

Builders can track the carbon footprint and integrity of construction materials along the supply chain from China under a deal struck by an Aussie startup.

Solar nation: setting the pace for emissions reduction

Solar nation: setting the pace for emissions reduction

Solar nation: setting the pace for emissions reduction

Solar nation: setting the pace for emissions reduction

Almost a billion tonnes of emissions will be prevented from entering the atmosphere if Australia hits 82 per cent clean energy by 2030, a climate summit hears.

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Australia to be scored on its renewable energy progress

Australia to be scored on its renewable energy progress

Australian efforts to cut emissions and generate more renewable electricity will be tracked and traced by a climate group.

Call for export controls on east coast gas to save jobs

Call for export controls on east coast gas to save jobs

Slashing industrial gas use and new controls on exports would protect manufacturing jobs and reduce exposure to "predatory" pricing, a union says.

Australians urged not to walk but to work on the moon

Australians urged not to walk but to work on the moon

Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is urging local researchers to look to space for answers to some of earth's biggest challenges.

Australia won't sign nuclear agreement with UK and US

Australia won't sign nuclear agreement with UK and US

Australia has declined to join the UK and US in signing an agreement that Britain says will deliver cutting-edge nuclear technology and support decarbonisation.

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Plug in, get paid: EV drivers to tap into batteries

Plug in, get paid: EV drivers to tap into batteries

Plug in, get paid: EV drivers to tap into batteries

Plug in, get paid: EV drivers to tap into batteries

Electric vehicle drivers could plug their cars into the electricity grid and earn money next year following a partnership between two manufacturers.

Solar battery surge expected for plugged-in households

Solar battery surge expected for plugged-in households

Solar battery surge expected for plugged-in households

Solar battery surge expected for plugged-in households

More Aussie households are expected to investigate solar batteries as a way to save on the cost of power rather than the cost to the environment, a bank says.

Billions in the bush: energy wires lifeline to farmers

Billions in the bush: energy wires lifeline to farmers

Billions in the bush: energy wires lifeline to farmers

Billions in the bush: energy wires lifeline to farmers

Farming with wind and solar provides a lifeline, landholders say, as economic modelling shows billions are flowing to bush communities from energy investment.

Hot startup fires up AI to prepare for extreme weather

Hot startup fires up AI to prepare for extreme weather

Hot startup fires up AI to prepare for extreme weather

Hot startup fires up AI to prepare for extreme weather

An artificial intelligence-driven startup is changing how weather is predicted and says its climate risk breakthrough can help communities survive disasters.

Why Aussie school students are being given an AI grade

Why Aussie school students are being given an AI grade

Why Aussie school students are being given an AI grade

Why Aussie school students are being given an AI grade

An artificial intelligence tool developed in Australia is being tested in classrooms and early results suggest it is helping students improve their answers.

Australia invests $125m to power renewables in Pacific

Australia invests $125m to power renewables in Pacific

Australia invests $125m to power renewables in Pacific

Australia invests $125m to power renewables in Pacific

Australia will invest $125 million to support the move to renewable energy in the Pacific.

Govt agencies urged to consider the cost of AI failures

Govt agencies urged to consider the cost of AI failures

Govt agencies urged to consider the cost of AI failures

Govt agencies urged to consider the cost of AI failures

The cost of repaying those harmed by AI decisions should be considered before government departments deploy the technology, an inquiry has heard.

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Australian finance to spark Indo-Pacific climate action

Cheap finance for climate projects is on offer from Australia for small businesses across the Pacific, Southeast Asia and South Asia.

Green iron export bonanza: invest or look like 'morons'

A think tank urges Australia to bankroll green iron or concede market leadership to China, which is racing ahead on decarbonising steel supply lines.

Get off the internet: more dates, chats to go offline

It is not just governments considering social media bans: a study shows more Australians plan to disconnect and spend less time online.

Pacific finance needs top $2b as storms hit, seas rise

Pacific Island nations need climate finance to top $2 billion every year in addition to existing official aid, experts warn the international climate summit.

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ABC chair worried about rise of fact-less AI news

The threat to editorial guardrails due to the rise of AI and what it means for truth and democracy is worrying, according to ABC chair Kim Williams.

Regions speak out over carrying 'forced' energy burden

Australians in regional towns worry they will be forced to accept nuclear power plants even if they object to them, an inquiry has heard.

Qld regions remain in the dark about nuclear power plan

A federal inquiry has heard strong support for a nuclear industry in regional Queensland even though local councillors say they were not consulted.

Gas producer slams ideological folly, warns of shortage

A domestic gas producer has warned of rising power bills and energy shortages if significant headwinds, including green tape and activism, go unchallenged.

Another 300 jobs to go as low prices close lithium mine

Another lithium mine has been shuttered as Mineral Resources looks to preserve cash, joining the ranks of firms trying to survive the battery mineral's slump.

Stubborn emissions threaten to blow world carbon budget

Extraordinary growth in renewable energy is not enough to offset the "humungous challenge" of Australia's fossil fuels, a carbon tracker warns.

Major Australian university launches 'AI first' policy

University students will be encouraged to use artificial intelligence programs to complete assignments and research projects under a bold policy change.

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