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Adaptability, liquidity key to Qantas resilience: Joyce

Adaptability, liquidity key to Qantas resilience: Joyce

Outgoing Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has revealed the greatest challenges still facing the industry as he looked back on 15 years as head of the airline.

All new cars should be electric by 2035 'at the latest'

All new cars should be electric by 2035 'at the latest'

All new cars should be electric by 2035 'at the latest'

All new cars should be electric by 2035 'at the latest'

Submissions to Australia's fuel-efficiency standard are calling for a bold air pollution limit for new cars and a quick transition to electric vehicles.

Push for Indigenous inclusion in new energy economy

Push for Indigenous inclusion in new energy economy

Push for Indigenous inclusion in new energy economy

Push for Indigenous inclusion in new energy economy

Indigenous jobs will be part of the energy transformation in Central Queensland's industrial heartland as delegates meet in Gladstone to share ideas.

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Tesla leads and Toyota lags in electric car transition

Tesla leads and Toyota lags in electric car transition

Tesla and BYD are leading the race to electric transport, according to an international report, while traditional automakers Toyota, Mazda and Suzuki languish.

No 'sweetheart deals' for sports-loving energy giants

No 'sweetheart deals' for sports-loving energy giants

Some of Australia's leading companies are fending off accusations they are trying to buy public support with sponsorship of sports events and the arts.

Qantas calls for eco-friendly fuel rules in Australia

Qantas calls for eco-friendly fuel rules in Australia

Australia's national airline is calling on the federal government to mandate the use of environmentally friendly fuel to cut carbon emissions from air travel.

Mandatory gas code of conduct still being finalised

Mandatory gas code of conduct still being finalised

The mandatory code of conduct for the gas industry is not yet settled as the federal government weighs the risk to investment and fairer prices for consumers.

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Battery industry investors wary as plug pulled on grant

Battery industry investors wary as plug pulled on grant

Battery industry investors wary as plug pulled on grant

Battery industry investors wary as plug pulled on grant

A hub for Australian-made materials for the world's electric car batteries is in doubt after the federal government pulled the plug on a $120 million grant.

Electric cars could dominate sales by 2030, study finds

Electric cars could dominate sales by 2030, study finds

Electric cars could dominate sales by 2030, study finds

Electric cars could dominate sales by 2030, study finds

Falling prices and advances in electric vehicle technology could mean zero-emission cars represent at least half of all purchases by the end of the decade.

Big banks lending billions to coal, oil, gas companies

Big banks lending billions to coal, oil, gas companies

Big banks lending billions to coal, oil, gas companies

Big banks lending billions to coal, oil, gas companies

Australia’s big four banks have been accused of exploiting loopholes in their own climate lending policies to sink billions into fossil fuel expansion.

Automotive lobby accused of anti-electric car campaign

Automotive lobby accused of anti-electric car campaign

Automotive lobby accused of anti-electric car campaign

Automotive lobby accused of anti-electric car campaign

A climate group has accused representatives for Australia's biggest car makers of privately lobbying the government for weak vehicle pollution cuts.

Insurers nudged to reward adaption to floods and fires

Insurers nudged to reward adaption to floods and fires

Insurers nudged to reward adaption to floods and fires

Insurers nudged to reward adaption to floods and fires

The assistant treasurer says the failure to incentivise climate-resilience measures with cheaper insurance premiums is "bad economics".

AGL has 'time tunnel' to Australia's energy transition

AGL has 'time tunnel' to Australia's energy transition

AGL has 'time tunnel' to Australia's energy transition

AGL has 'time tunnel' to Australia's energy transition

The energy transformation is playing out on a small island in South Australia's industrial heartland, where one of the biggest emitters is shaping the future.

Australia-US compact to help keep up with the bad guys

Australia-US compact to help keep up with the bad guys

Australia-US compact to help keep up with the bad guys

Australia-US compact to help keep up with the bad guys

The sharing of artificial intelligence and encryption technology will part of Australia's deeper relationship with the US under an industrial-scale pact.

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Apartment dwellers face electric car-charging dilemma

New apartment buildings must feature electric vehicle charging later this year but older complexes face a potentially tricky yet vital upgrade, experts say.

'Absolutely crazy' not to electrify everything: Evergen

Australians could make electrons more valuable and useful by controlling when an electric car is charging or the hot water system turns on.

Sun Cable to stretch country's ambition: Cannon-Brookes

Mike Cannon-Brookes says it is time to stretch the country's ambition after winning the bidding for the massive Sun Cable energy project.

Funds boost brings massive green hydrogen scheme closer

The planning and design of Queensland's large-scale green hydrogen project has been given a multimillion-dollar injection of joint government funding.

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Cost hikes and delays for NSW renewable energy zones

The two renewable energy zones that account for the bulk of the new generation power capacity in NSW will be delayed by up to two years, the government says.

Queensland drives electric car-charging highway further

Another 33 regional towns have been earmarked for electric car chargers in a $20 million project to extend Queensland's "electric super highway".

Australia's electric car campaign moves into high gear

Motorists are being encouraged to share their thoughts on a new vehicle policy, with one group suggesting Australia should aim to catch up to the US by 2030.

Mining ready to ride boom with $2 trillion up for grabs

Mining bosses are confident they can meet the demands of the clean energy boom without making emissions worse, with new incentives to "turbocharge" prosperity.

Climate fix 'impossible alone and possible together'

On a quest to be a climate action leader, technology firm Atlassian has written the manual for other companies to follow suit for long-term sustainable success.

Farming export success linked to sustainability

Australian producers are increasingly being asked to prove their sustainability with export sales dependent on growers being able to back up their claims.

Australia could miss climate goal if it ignores biofuel

Australia could turn its farming waste into a world-leading carbon-cutting industry, with a unique opportunity to lead the world in eco-friendly fuels.

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