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Car battery 'passports' could help manage growing waste

Car battery 'passports' could help manage growing waste

Australia should adopt a tracking scheme and battery passports like Europe to deal with the growing pile of electric car waste, an inquiry has heard.

Coal giants seek delay of ruling on 'monster' extension

Coal giants seek delay of ruling on 'monster' extension

Coal giants seek delay of ruling on 'monster' extension

Coal giants seek delay of ruling on 'monster' extension

More than a billion tonnes of emissions are in the balance, critics say, as coal giants sidestep a legal stoush and push ahead with a mine extension to 2050.

Turn wind into jobs with local turbine tower production

Turn wind into jobs with local turbine tower production

Turn wind into jobs with local turbine tower production

Turn wind into jobs with local turbine tower production

Jobs are going begging with Australia importing all its wind towers from overseas as the renewable energy source continues to grow.

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Green ideals meet hip-pocket pain as power prices surge

Green ideals meet hip-pocket pain as power prices surge

Young Australians are most likely to pay a premium to access renewable energy at home, a study has found, but high energy prices are turning off others.

'Get on with it': renewables rollout too slow out west

'Get on with it': renewables rollout too slow out west

The renewables rollout is not happening quickly enough in WA, a summit has been warned, with leading proponents of clean energy exports calling for targets.

Global report charts 'catastrophic' wildlife decline

Global report charts 'catastrophic' wildlife decline

The world's monitored wildlife populations are down 73 per cent, with Australian species and the reef in the crosshairs, a major report warns.

Spring sperm whale deaths in 'hotspot' for strandings

Spring sperm whale deaths in 'hotspot' for strandings

Five sperm whales have died after getting stuck on a remote beach off Tasmania - an island considered a hotspot for strandings.

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Prosperity and climate action can go hand-in-hand

Prosperity and climate action can go hand-in-hand

Prosperity and climate action can go hand-in-hand

Prosperity and climate action can go hand-in-hand

An Australian-hosted global summit has been told that protecting nature and combating climate change aren't the enemies of financial prosperity.

Hybrids demoted to make way for electric Uber rides

Hybrids demoted to make way for electric Uber rides

Hybrids demoted to make way for electric Uber rides

Hybrids demoted to make way for electric Uber rides

Rideshare giant Uber is making changes to encourage more drivers to adopt electric vehicles, including knocking hybrid cars out of 'green' service.

Time for a check-up: hospitals not yet climate ready

Time for a check-up: hospitals not yet climate ready

Time for a check-up: hospitals not yet climate ready

Time for a check-up: hospitals not yet climate ready

All-electric hospitals could cut emissions by using clean energy under a proposed retrofit that would also keep services on during power cuts and catastrophes.

Methane emissions may be much worse than thought

Methane emissions may be much worse than thought

Methane emissions may be much worse than thought

Methane emissions may be much worse than thought

Australia may have to overhaul its emissions measuring methods as new data suggests methane pollution from gas and coal projects may have been under-reported.

Renewables option as climate change fuels conflict

Renewables option as climate change fuels conflict

Renewables option as climate change fuels conflict

Renewables option as climate change fuels conflict

Australia can take advantage of its geography and become energy independent as the risk of conflict over resources spikes, an ex-military general says.

Indigenous knowledge key to reverse environment decline

Indigenous knowledge key to reverse environment decline

Indigenous knowledge key to reverse environment decline

Indigenous knowledge key to reverse environment decline

Governments need to look further into the future and draw on knowledge from the past to halt biodiversity loss, a global summit has been told.

Wanted: $100m investment fund seeks green Aussie tech

Wanted: $100m investment fund seeks green Aussie tech

Wanted: $100m investment fund seeks green Aussie tech

Wanted: $100m investment fund seeks green Aussie tech

A multimillion-dollar venture capital fund, backed by 50 companies including Westpac, is looking for clean energy innovations that could go global.

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Activists take Murray engineering project to court

Plans to engineer greater water flows at a floodplain along the Murray River face a battle in court, in a new battle over the preservation of the river system.

Coal town to battery base: firm keen to make power move

Renewable energy companies are eyeing opportunities in traditional coal-mining towns as part of Australia's electricity transition.

Miner breached environmental laws in 'almighty' blast

Maules Creek Coal has been found guilty of failing to comply with environmental protections over a blast that shook locals and sent two workers to hospital.

Nature 'taken for granted' sparks calls for change

Environmentalists, insurers and industry groups have aligned to warn Australia must address biodiversity loss to meet global promises and protect the economy.

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Aussie researchers turn wine into green battery tech

Australian university researchers have won a patent for using food acids to create a major component of battery technology.

Environment ministers summoned over bird flu threat

Australia is looking at vaccinations for bird flu as environment ministers are called to a special meeting to discuss the threat to wildlife.

Hybrid vehicles in fast lane, as petrol cars slow down

Australians are buying fewer new cars as the economy bites but hybrid vehicles are bucking the trend, sales figures have revealed.

Fire ant eradication refuseniks face sting of the law

Tensions are ramping up between authorities and property owners who are resisting the fire ant eradication program with a lock-the-gates style campaign.

Op shop bargains fit the bill for younger Aussies

Age is the most significant factor in determining consumer clothing practices, surpassing gender, income and location according to a first of its kind survey.

Panel ponders end of native forest logging in NSW

An end to native forest logging in NSW is among five options being put to stakeholders, with conservationists saying the move is a big deal for the environment.

'Pitiful' funding for 'looming catastrophe' of bird flu

Pressure is mounting on the federal government to pour more money into bird flu preparations, amid warnings Australia's worst ecological disaster is looming.

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