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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.

Reef coral battling after bleaching, natural disasters

Reef coral battling after bleaching, natural disasters

Reef coral battling after bleaching, natural disasters

Reef coral battling after bleaching, natural disasters

Coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef continues to struggle following extensive bleaching events which are increasing in frequency amid climate change.

Carbon credits scheme missing threatened species mark

Carbon credits scheme missing threatened species mark

Carbon credits scheme missing threatened species mark

Carbon credits scheme missing threatened species mark

Australia's carbon projects are doing little to conserve the nation's most threatened species whose habitat is mostly on privately owned agricultural land.

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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.

Malinauskas to jet to COP29 for Adelaide host city bid

Malinauskas to jet to COP29 for Adelaide host city bid

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas will travel to COP29 in Azerbaijan to promote Adelaide’s bid to host the massive international climate change event.

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

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

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Australia to cash in on global green energy shortfalls

Australia to cash in on global green energy shortfalls

Australia to cash in on global green energy shortfalls

Australia to cash in on global green energy shortfalls

Green energy-intensive exports could net Australia eight times more than fossil fuels and bridge the gap in other nations' clean energy shortfalls, data shows.

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.

Lag in response to tackle methane emissions, UN says

Lag in response to tackle methane emissions, UN says

Lag in response to tackle methane emissions, UN says

Lag in response to tackle methane emissions, UN says

The UN says only about one per cent of the 1200 methane leak alerts issued to governments and companies have garnered a "substantive response".

Australian finance to spark Indo-Pacific climate action

Australian finance to spark Indo-Pacific climate action

Australian finance to spark Indo-Pacific climate action

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.

Geopolitics overshadow COP29 talks on climate cash

Geopolitics overshadow COP29 talks on climate cash

Geopolitics overshadow COP29 talks on climate cash

Geopolitics overshadow COP29 talks on climate cash

Tension are rising between developed and developing nations as the world's climate negotiators grapple with a $A2 trillion fundraising target by 2035.

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

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

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

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.

Climate talks urged to find trillions for poor nations

Climate talks urged to find trillions for poor nations

Climate talks urged to find trillions for poor nations

Climate talks urged to find trillions for poor nations

Experts have warned the world's climate negotiators that at least $1.5 trillion a year will be needed in climate cash for developing nations.

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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.

Logging protest charges against Bob Brown get the chop

Prosecutors have dropped an anti-logging protest charge levelled at former Greens leader Bob Brown, citing legal deficiencies in the case.

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.

At least one 'severe' cyclone tipped to hit Queensland

Forecasters say it will be an average cyclone season with at least one to hit Queensland, but the severity of the storm system may be higher than usual.

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Fire ants escape Queensland hidden in 'treated turf'

Turf ticked off as being treated for fire ants has proven to be a Trojan horse for one of the worst invasive species to reach Australian shores.

Climate change fuelling insurance cost-of-living crunch

More than two-thirds of parents are worried about rising insurance costs pushed higher by climate change.

Vast seagrass nursery to rejuvenate wild Reef meadows

A huge seagrass nursery has been built in central Queensland to supply food to endangered animals and remove pollutants from the Great Barrier Reef.

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.

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.

COP29 host Azerbaijan defends oil and gas

World leaders have clashed at the UN's COP29 climate summit that's being hosted by Azerbaijan, which has a thriving oil and gas industry.

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