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Keeping reef off in-danger list sends 'false message'

Keeping reef off in-danger list sends 'false message'

A decision not to include the Great Barrier Reef on a global list of in-danger sites is a case of "political convenience trumping science", an expert says.

Warning to Aussie firms on mandatory climate reporting

Warning to Aussie firms on mandatory climate reporting

Warning to Aussie firms on mandatory climate reporting

Warning to Aussie firms on mandatory climate reporting

A survey of climate change strategies and disclosures of Australia's top 200 companies has found their plans need to be credible and backed by science.

Monday breaks record for hottest day ever on earth

Monday breaks record for hottest day ever on earth

Monday breaks record for hottest day ever on earth

Monday breaks record for hottest day ever on earth

The record for the hottest day globally has been broken for the second day in a row and the worldwide temperature could rise even more in coming days.

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'Battery passport' call to solve electric car recycling

'Battery passport' call to solve electric car recycling

An influx of old electric vehicle batteries will pose a significant challenge but also an opportunity to recover critical minerals, an inquiry has been told.

Big batteries for the 'heavy lifting' as cold snap hits

Big batteries for the 'heavy lifting' as cold snap hits

The more clean energy in the nation's network, the better it will be for power bills and keeping the lights on, experts say, despite a lull during a cold snap.

Nature repair cheap at $7.3 billion a year: scientists

Nature repair cheap at $7.3 billion a year: scientists

Australia's ailing environment needs $7.3 billion a year to claw its way back to health but scientists say that's cheap and doing nothing will cost much more.

Permits for new gas exploration risk 'climate disaster'

Permits for new gas exploration risk 'climate disaster'

Australia needs more gas to fast-track the phase out of coal, explorers say, but critics warn new offshore gas exploration permits are a "climate disaster".

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Ramp up research or risk falling behind, event told

Ramp up research or risk falling behind, event told

Ramp up research or risk falling behind, event told

Ramp up research or risk falling behind, event told

Australia is falling behind other nations in research and development and needs to make bigger investments and engage Indigenous knowledge, an event has heard.

Porsche to put brakes on 1600 luxury electric vehicles

Porsche to put brakes on 1600 luxury electric vehicles

Porsche to put brakes on 1600 luxury electric vehicles

Porsche to put brakes on 1600 luxury electric vehicles

More than 1600 high-end electric sports cars have been recalled over a safety issue, in the second electric car recall in a week.

Why Aussie garages could power homes around the nation

Why Aussie garages could power homes around the nation

Why Aussie garages could power homes around the nation

Why Aussie garages could power homes around the nation

Plans are advancing to allow electric vehicle batteries to save Australian homes from blackouts and other power emergencies, but a few hurdles remain.

Home and car power to energise fresh national grid plan

Home and car power to energise fresh national grid plan

Home and car power to energise fresh national grid plan

Home and car power to energise fresh national grid plan

Homes will send solar power into the energy grid when most needed and electric cars will plug in as a power plant on wheels under a consumer-owned energy plan.

Australia to simulate arrival of deadly bird flu

Australia to simulate arrival of deadly bird flu

Australia to simulate arrival of deadly bird flu

Australia to simulate arrival of deadly bird flu

Agriculture ministers have agreed to hold a national planning drill to make sure Australia is ready for the possible arrival of the deadly H5 bird flu strain.

Renewable energy key to forging 'green iron corridor'

Renewable energy key to forging 'green iron corridor'

Renewable energy key to forging 'green iron corridor'

Renewable energy key to forging 'green iron corridor'

Australia can provide "corridors" of green iron for steelmakers in other countries as coal-fired furnaces become more risky, says a report surveying investors.

Residents weigh next steps after losing mine dust fight

Residents weigh next steps after losing mine dust fight

Residents weigh next steps after losing mine dust fight

Residents weigh next steps after losing mine dust fight

Residents have lost a court battle over fine dust and other pollutants emitted by an open-cut coal mine in NSW but the fight may not yet be over.

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Second-hand electric car sales speed up, utes slow down

Sales of used electric vehicles are up by more than 200 per cent this year, according to a report, but the ute market is facing an oversupply issue.

Human impacts could lead to increase in 'reef pest'

Blue-green algae, which can bloom over thousands of kilometres of the ocean, has been identified as the surprising food source of an invasive species.

Clearing rates down but Barrier Reef needs more help

Queensland's tree clearing rates have continued to decline but experts say protecting the Great Barrier Reef will require faster action.

Energy minister all-in on 'batteries on wheels'

Vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home charging will feature in a consumer energy road map Energy Minister Chris Bowen will put to state ministers this week.

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Cane toad-break zone to stop notorious pest march in WA

A WA coastal strip that deprives cane toads of the water they need to survive offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prevent an ecological catastrophe.

Threatened fish species thrown a restoration raft

Considered a threatened species in NSW, the olive perchlet will return to the Murray-Darling Basin in small rafts designed to act as habitat for the tiny fish.

'Game changer', cash-free charging trial for EV drivers

A major electric car-charging network will test cashless payment technology in what's being hailed as a game changer for EV drivers.

NSW government reveals plans to fix broken nature laws

Two key recommendations of the Henry review have been pushed aside but the NSW government says it's plan to fix the nature crisis will still work.

Kiwi super trawler targets threatened fish in Australia

Australia is allowing a foreign super trawler to harvest a threatened fish species off Tasmania, amid serious concerns about a population crash.

Banks improve climate funding, but work to do: report

The big four banks have made significant strides to curb lending for fossil fuel projects but a report says they still have not met their own climate targets.

Energy minister in legal stoush over offshore wind farm

An offshore wind farm company is challenging a decision by Energy Minister Chris Bowen not to grant it a licence in connection with a major proposed project.

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