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France backs Australia lifting civil nuclear energy ban

France backs Australia lifting civil nuclear energy ban

Other nations should consider nuclear energy to help reach net-zero emissions by 2050, French Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna says.

Shareholders pull the plug on Origin takeover bid

Shareholders pull the plug on Origin takeover bid

Shareholders pull the plug on Origin takeover bid

Shareholders pull the plug on Origin takeover bid

Origin Energy shareholders have sunk Brookfield's $20 billion takeover bid and the promise of tens of billions of dollars extra in renewables investment.

'We can't let it fail': more govt cash for coal mine

'We can't let it fail': more govt cash for coal mine

'We can't let it fail': more govt cash for coal mine

'We can't let it fail': more govt cash for coal mine

Taxpayers will fork out $220 million to prop up a failed coal mine, critical for electricity generation in West Australia.

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Power company fined $407k after life support threatened

Power company fined $407k after life support threatened

A registered life support equipment user was among 43 people not notified about planned power outages in Melbourne's north.

Money for Aussie minerals on the conveyor belt

Money for Aussie minerals on the conveyor belt

The rollout of a multi-billion investment fund to boost onshore manufacturing will aim to make Australia less reliant on Chinese supply chains.

Call to join forces as China sets pace on clean energy

Call to join forces as China sets pace on clean energy

China's massive shift in investment to meet and perhaps beat clean energy and emissions reduction targets could spur Australia towards cooperation not conflict.

Climate information integrity threat ahead of summit

Climate information integrity threat ahead of summit

The climate crisis is being made worse by an information crisis, with some Australian outlets accused of peddling fake news and adding to confusion and delay.

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BHP nickel mine to trial 'air-to-rock' carbon trap

BHP nickel mine to trial 'air-to-rock' carbon trap

BHP nickel mine to trial 'air-to-rock' carbon trap

BHP nickel mine to trial 'air-to-rock' carbon trap

In a world-first pilot project, technology will be used to turn greenhouse gas emissions into rock at an Australian nickel mine.

'Massive failure' for environment laws without trigger

'Massive failure' for environment laws without trigger

'Massive failure' for environment laws without trigger

'Massive failure' for environment laws without trigger

Environmental groups are deeply worried about proposed laws they say will take national protections backwards and do little to stop new gas and coal mines.

Woodside boss in court over protest restraining orders

Woodside boss in court over protest restraining orders

Woodside boss in court over protest restraining orders

Woodside boss in court over protest restraining orders

Woodside's chief executive has appeared in court over a series of violence restraining orders taken out against climate activists after a protest at her home.

Feds 'supercharge' clean energy build to keep lights on

Feds 'supercharge' clean energy build to keep lights on

Feds 'supercharge' clean energy build to keep lights on

Feds 'supercharge' clean energy build to keep lights on

Clean energy sources will take over from ageing coal power stations under a supercharged federal scheme, but critics say household bills will rise without gas.

Hydrogen cars next cab off the rank as demo servo opens

Hydrogen cars next cab off the rank as demo servo opens

Hydrogen cars next cab off the rank as demo servo opens

Hydrogen cars next cab off the rank as demo servo opens

The national science agency has achieved a key milestone in the development of a local hydrogen industry with the opening of a refuelling and research station.

Call to curtail 'supernormal profits' in energy network

Call to curtail 'supernormal profits' in energy network

Call to curtail 'supernormal profits' in energy network

Call to curtail 'supernormal profits' in energy network

The regulator has rejected an accusation that electricity networks are generating "supernormal profits" off the use of poles and wires and stoking inflation.

Battling on after supposedly ending the climate wars

Battling on after supposedly ending the climate wars

Battling on after supposedly ending the climate wars

Battling on after supposedly ending the climate wars

Australia is positioning itself as a climate leader ahead of a Dubai summit which will judge the lack of progress since the Paris Agreement on global warming.

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Largest emitter AGL battles delay, billionaire activist

Australia's biggest emitter AGL has avoided a second strike on executive pay but the largest shareholder is demanding an end to "old thinking" on energy supply.

Tripling of renewable energy within reach for Australia

Australia's renewable energy target is outdated and fails to reflect an "entirely achievable" global goal to triple renewables by 2030, modelling suggests.

'Success not assured' for Aussies in clean energy race

Australia's economic engine room is facing a moment of truth as rival mining nations go all out to win the clean energy minerals race, BHP warns.

Woodside boss still concerned about climate activists

Woodside Energy's chief executive Meg O'Neill says she is concerned by the potential threat climate activists pose after a failed protest at her family home.

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WA spends big to boost renewable energy

The Cook government will spend almost $900 million upgrading WA's main power grid and attracting renewable energy projects to the state.

WA hydrogen production hub funding as milestone reached

Front-end engineering and design has started at a hydrogen production development, as the federal government chips in $70 million to the BP Australia project.

Battery economy: From 'dig-and-ship' to 'mine-and-make'

Some $2 billion in capital and other sweeteners could turn Australia from the world's quarry into a "mine-and-make''nation driving the battery supply chain.

Rift between net-zero climate pledges, carbon footprint

Woodside, Chevron and Glencore have been assessed as at significant risk of "net-zero greenwash" and are urged to join the "climate ambition loop" instead.

Mineral Resources 'well-placed' for significant growth

Mid-tier mining company Mineral Resources has warned a move into downstream processing of battery minerals is "likely uneconomic" without government assistance.

Offshore carbon capture next frontier of 'ocean abuse'

As leaders prepare for climate talks, researchers warn against relying on storing greenhouse gas emissions in depleted wells under already fragile oceans.

Tech hub coins 'second brain' as world depends on code

Programmers need a "second brain" to write code faster to keep up with consumer demands in an economy that's dependent on software for most everyday activities.

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