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Halfway there: Australia on track for renewable goal

Halfway there: Australia on track for renewable goal

If current momentum gained in the six months is sustained then Australia can reach its 2030 renewable energy target, think tank research suggests.

Fire threat high despite cool relief as states swelter

Fire threat high despite cool relief as states swelter

Fire threat high despite cool relief as states swelter

Fire threat high despite cool relief as states swelter

Temperatures are starting to ease after a blast of heat sent the mercury soaring past 45C in parts of Victoria, NSW, Queensland and South Australia.

Native forest logging costs deepen, timber piles up

Native forest logging costs deepen, timber piles up

Native forest logging costs deepen, timber piles up

Native forest logging costs deepen, timber piles up

Lacklustre home-building and 2300km of road repairs winding through native forests have smashed a massive hole through logging industry finances.

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Push to spark up EV policy to drive net zero ambitions

Push to spark up EV policy to drive net zero ambitions

Misinformation and an early end to state subsidies has slowed electric car adoption and may mean Australia misses its climate goals, a study has found.

Festive frenzy: Christmas deliveries take climate toll

Festive frenzy: Christmas deliveries take climate toll

Australia's thirst for online shopping is keeping posties busy in the lead up to Christmas, but the impact is being felt on the environment and local traders.

River project catches 'surprising creature' on camera

River project catches 'surprising creature' on camera

A program aimed at addressing declining river health is having impacts on the wider environment and community, with surprising flow-on effects.

How green energy could fuel Australia-Taiwan friendship

How green energy could fuel Australia-Taiwan friendship

Increasingly finding itself at the centre of tensions in the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan is looking to Australia to help meet its energy security needs.

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Climate activists invade premier's office building

Climate activists invade premier's office building

Climate activists invade premier's office building

Climate activists invade premier's office building

A group of anti-Woodside climate activists have temporarily occupied the ground floor of a government office building containing the WA premier's office.

Woodside gas project given WA environmental approval

Woodside gas project given WA environmental approval

Woodside gas project given WA environmental approval

Woodside gas project given WA environmental approval

After six years of assessment and hundreds of appeals against it, a massive Woodside gas project has been given WA environmental approval to operate until 2070.

Bass Strait wind farm zone pushed further offshore

Bass Strait wind farm zone pushed further offshore

Bass Strait wind farm zone pushed further offshore

Bass Strait wind farm zone pushed further offshore

An offshore zone for developing wind farms in Bass Strait has been formally declared by the federal government but is smaller than originally proposed.

Drop test: tech giant to ditch single-use plastic packs

Drop test: tech giant to ditch single-use plastic packs

Drop test: tech giant to ditch single-use plastic packs

Drop test: tech giant to ditch single-use plastic packs

More Christmas gifts purchased online will arrive in recyclable packaging this year after a two-year research project into making envelopes green.

Town to 'flourish' with fix for brown, smelly water

Town to 'flourish' with fix for brown, smelly water

Town to 'flourish' with fix for brown, smelly water

Town to 'flourish' with fix for brown, smelly water

Rural residents who have dealt with brown, smelly drinking water for decades say government funding will help their town prosper.

Growing backlog as green tape chokes energy investment

Growing backlog as green tape chokes energy investment

Growing backlog as green tape chokes energy investment

Growing backlog as green tape chokes energy investment

A group of developers has warned of significant delays to the renewable energy needed to power Australian homes and businesses as green tape chokes investment.

State climate ambition to set the bar for 2035 target

State climate ambition to set the bar for 2035 target

State climate ambition to set the bar for 2035 target

State climate ambition to set the bar for 2035 target

The bundled climate goals of state and territory governments amounts to a total emissions cut of 71 per cent by 2035, analysis suggests.

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'Kicking the can down the road' on packaging reforms

The plastic waste crisis is set to continue after the federal government failed to lock in a responsibility scheme, to the frustration of an emerging industry.

From a lab to the streets: digital twin maps our future

A tool created in CSIRO's "mixed reality" lab has been launched into the real world as Australia's latest tech startup, with seed funding to go global.

Water trigger laws used in court bid to block fracking

Lock the Gate Alliance has launched the first legal challenge to fracking under the water trigger in Australia’s national environment laws.

Exhausted: Australia lags Europe, US on car pollution

Vehicles are getting bigger but more efficient, a transport study has found, but Australia is still being lapped by other nations on low-emission cars.

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New homes lead the way in energy efficiency

Canberra boasts the most energy efficient homes in Australia but cities with older stock like Sydney and Hobart are lagging.

Warning faster environment approvals may cost community

One state's plan to slash environmental approval times for projects in half has blindsided conservationists.

Nuclear 'most expensive' for replacing coal-fired power

Renewable energy is the cheapest option to power Australia, according to scientific estimates that have been savaged by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Confirmation: 2024 will be the hottest year on record

After months of catastrophic heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and tropical cyclones, data has confirmed 2024 is now certain to be the hottest year on record.

Power couple: green energy, gas giant bet on renewables

A renewable energy company with global backers will be launched to take on top tier rivals, despite a looming political threat to clean energy investment.

Australia needs to think outside the box on packaging

A major manufacturer warns Australia is not ready to follow Europe on packaging reform but could develop more a circular economy to keep waste out of landfill.

Five-year energy blueprint greenlights Indigenous power

A national blueprint greenlights access to cheaper, safer power for Indigenous Australians as the market operator reassures ministers about overall supply.

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