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Power plants warning as mass blackout scare loses heat

Power plants warning as mass blackout scare loses heat

Public servants, big businesses and everyday folk have saved the day by turning off non-essential electricity during a major heatwave.

Environment watchdog scrapped as PM railroads minister

Environment watchdog scrapped as PM railroads minister

Environment watchdog scrapped as PM railroads minister

Environment watchdog scrapped as PM railroads minister

The prime minister has bulldozed his own environment minister to quash a deal to establish an environment watchdog.

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

A billion-dollar purported price tag for a new national park has dropped jaws and raised eyebrows as loggers and environmentalists resume hostilities.

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Moment climate protesters detained at parliament house

Moment climate protesters detained at parliament house

Around a dozen demonstrators with the Rising Tide group were detained after forcing the closure of roads outside Parliament House in Canberra.

Close the climate credibility gap, conservationists say

Close the climate credibility gap, conservationists say

Approving coal and gas mines is the opposite of climate action, conservationists say, as the federal government insists emissions reduction is on track.

Call to listen to 'farmers not Facebook' on new energy

Call to listen to 'farmers not Facebook' on new energy

A "quiet majority" are making money from every turn of a wind turbine blade and as sheep graze on greener grass beneath the shade of rows of solar panels.

Sky's the limit: Australia urged to boost green fuel

Sky's the limit: Australia urged to boost green fuel

Australia has the potential to lead the world in sustainable aviation fuel but a report warns that other countries are making progress faster.

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Solar tech breakthrough could tackle stubborn emissions

Solar tech breakthrough could tackle stubborn emissions

Solar tech breakthrough could tackle stubborn emissions

Solar tech breakthrough could tackle stubborn emissions

Green heat capable of powering traditionally hard-to-abate heavy industries is firing up a company that has been spun out of a CSIRO research program.

Blackout risks downgraded amid heatwave warnings

Blackout risks downgraded amid heatwave warnings

Blackout risks downgraded amid heatwave warnings

Blackout risks downgraded amid heatwave warnings

People in eastern Australia in danger of experiencing electricity outages have been given a small reprieve as the operator scrambles to ensure lights stay on.

Anti-coal protests 'playing into Dutton's hands'

Anti-coal protests 'playing into Dutton's hands'

Anti-coal protests 'playing into Dutton's hands'

Anti-coal protests 'playing into Dutton's hands'

Protesters travelling to Canberra after blockading a key coal port have been warned they risk helping the coalition win office.

'Emergency measures' needed to suppress fire ant sting

'Emergency measures' needed to suppress fire ant sting

'Emergency measures' needed to suppress fire ant sting

'Emergency measures' needed to suppress fire ant sting

A race is on to stop the potential nationwide spread of devastating fire ants as fears increase ahead of summer.

Nations meeting to address global plastic crisis

Nations meeting to address global plastic crisis

Nations meeting to address global plastic crisis

Nations meeting to address global plastic crisis

The UN says the planet is 'choking on plastic' as negotiators gather in South Korea in a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.

Protesters stop coal boats as more than 100 arrested

Protesters stop coal boats as more than 100 arrested

Protesters stop coal boats as more than 100 arrested

Protesters stop coal boats as more than 100 arrested

Ships have paused journeys in the Port of Newcastle after protesters gathered on the water to demand the government end new fossil fuel mines.

COP29 clinches $US300 billion climate compromise deal

COP29 clinches $US300 billion climate compromise deal

COP29 clinches $US300 billion climate compromise deal

COP29 clinches $US300 billion climate compromise deal

Countries have clinched a deal to inject $US300 billion annually to combat climate change and help poor nations cope with the impact of global warming.

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Rich countries should cough up billions more: COP29

Wealthy countries at the COP29 climate summit including the US and Australia could be set to raise their global finance target offer to $A462 billion a year.

Three charged after activists disrupt coal ships

Protesters have been arrested and charged after allegedly paddling into ship lanes and disrupting coal vessels in the Port of Newcastle.

Capital project: plugging in profits from a big battery

Powering Australia's capital for generations to come, a big battery will deliver profits to locals to share the benefits of rising demand for clean energy.

'Smash 'em up derby' for final hours of climate talks

Climate talks are whittling away a pledge to wean the world off fossil fuels and are at risk of a deadlock on climate finance that will satisfy no-one.

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Climate protest flotilla descends on biggest coal port

A sea of kayaks has entered the water at the Port of Newcastle as climate activists protested over ongoing approvals for fossil fuel projects.

Coral spawning program hailed a great success for reef

Scientists have used an Australian-made coral restoration technique called Coral IVF to boost the outcome of the Great Barrier Reef's annual coral spawning.

Consumer group sees red over 'greenwashing' claims

Appliances should receive a repair rating to help consumers navigate vague claims and invest in genuinely sustainable products, a consumer group says.

Court scraps 'marine exclusion zone' ahead of protest

A temporary exclusion zone intended to help police a major planned climate protest, has been scrapped by a court just one hour before it was due to commence.

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.

Rio to take full control of uranium mine near Kakadu

Rio Tinto plans to compulsorily acquire shares in Energy Resources of Australia and get on with rehabilitating the Ranger uranium mine surrounded by Kakadu.

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.

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