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Energy storage sites earmarked to keep the lights on

Energy storage sites earmarked to keep the lights on

More power storage rather than nuclear reactors or gas will be crucial for long-term energy security, the industry says, with six more sites up for development.

How green is your transport? Uber to rate your rides

How green is your transport? Uber to rate your rides

How green is your transport? Uber to rate your rides

How green is your transport? Uber to rate your rides

Uber will give users more than a passenger rating in future, revealing plans to estimate the carbon emissions they save by choosing electric and hybrid cars.

Aboriginal activist refuses to attend 'colonial' court

Aboriginal activist refuses to attend 'colonial' court

Aboriginal activist refuses to attend 'colonial' court

Aboriginal activist refuses to attend 'colonial' court

An arrest warrant has been issued for an Indigenous anti-forestry activist who refused to attend court claiming he's not a citizen of the "colonial" government.

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Communities divided over renewable energy development

Communities divided over renewable energy development

A 12-month study of community opinions on the renewable energy rollout points to a divided nation as battle lines are drawn for another climate election.

Murray Darling voices weigh-in on basin plan review

Murray Darling voices weigh-in on basin plan review

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has responded to stakeholders who debated the health of Australia's biggest river system at a recent summit.

Invasive species a dire problem for country, culture

Invasive species a dire problem for country, culture

Invasive species are threatening Indigenous lands, particularly in Australia's eastern states, prompting calls for a caring for country commissioner.

Researchers race to contain rabbits as numbers explode

Researchers race to contain rabbits as numbers explode

As rabbit numbers climb, researchers are in an "arms race" to suppress the destructive pest and evade what farmers fear could be an environmental catastrophe.

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Charm offensive on Aussie carbon dump for net-zero Asia

Charm offensive on Aussie carbon dump for net-zero Asia

Charm offensive on Aussie carbon dump for net-zero Asia

Charm offensive on Aussie carbon dump for net-zero Asia

Costly carbon capture and storage could be the price Australia must pay for retaining emissions-intensive industrial jobs without pumping out more pollution.

Calls for federal carbon capture ban after Qld decision

Calls for federal carbon capture ban after Qld decision

Calls for federal carbon capture ban after Qld decision

Calls for federal carbon capture ban after Qld decision

Queensland's decision to ban carbon capture and storage projects in the Great Artesian Basin has sparked calls for the federal government to follow suit.

State's 'largest coal-mining proposal' under fire

State's 'largest coal-mining proposal' under fire

State's 'largest coal-mining proposal' under fire

State's 'largest coal-mining proposal' under fire

Extending the life of one of NSW's biggest coal-mine operations will require steep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions elsewhere, authorities say.

Barrier Reef waters still loaded with farm pollutants

Barrier Reef waters still loaded with farm pollutants

Barrier Reef waters still loaded with farm pollutants

Barrier Reef waters still loaded with farm pollutants

Australia won't make key water quality targets meant to protect the health of the Great Barrier Reef, a new report shows.

Green bank unlocks cheap loans for home energy upgrades

Green bank unlocks cheap loans for home energy upgrades

Green bank unlocks cheap loans for home energy upgrades

Green bank unlocks cheap loans for home energy upgrades

Some $60 million in cheap loans is up for grabs as part of a $1 billion federal fund to encourage homeowners to install solar panels and batteries.

Fire ants found again outside Qld containment zone

Fire ants found again outside Qld containment zone

Fire ants found again outside Qld containment zone

Fire ants found again outside Qld containment zone

Two fire ant nests have been found on the Sunshine Coast amid rising fears about a spate of recent outlier detections.

Remote island's 'miraculous' pest-free transformation

Remote island's 'miraculous' pest-free transformation

Remote island's 'miraculous' pest-free transformation

Remote island's 'miraculous' pest-free transformation

Macquarie Island is flourishing after a world-leading eradication program resulted in the sub-Antarctic outpost being declared free of pests in 2014.

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Standard-gauge track to link solar homes, cars, gadgets

A digital spine to support a low-cost and low-carbon electricity system will connect Australians like a "standard railway gauge of solar and batteries".

Winners and losers named in global electric car race

Tesla is pulling away from its major rival in the electric vehicle race, a study has found, but other major automakers are falling behind the pack.

Petrol giant pairs with Uber to fuel electric car move

The latest electric vehicle partnership may seem unexpected as Uber and BP team up to offer drivers discount pit stops.

Climate groups lash out at environment protection laws

While laws have been introduced to set up a federal Environment Protection Agency, conservation groups say it will solve little.

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Florence wedged under debris at Snowy 2.0 'pinch point'

Plagued by cost blowouts and rock that's too soft or too hard, Snowy 2.0's tunnel-borer 'Flo' is stuck just as the project was poised to spruik better numbers.

Households in the dark on promised $1b energy upgrade

Households have not been forgotten for energy upgrades, the federal government insists, but they have not received a cent from $1 billion allocated in 2023.

Fire truck trial aims to extinguish emissions

An electric and a biofuel fire truck will roll into Queensland after the state's fire service announced plans to trial low-emission vehicles.

Farmers flying high as demand for aviation fuel soars

Growing demand for sustainable aviation fuel is good news for Australian agriculture, according to research from Rabobank.

Court action launched over endangered glider's death

The death of an endangered greater glider near firebreak work in a Victorian national park has sparked court action to protect their habitat trees.

Super funds giving a green light to 'climate wreckers'

Superannuation funds have come under fire for doubling down on their investments in fossil fuels while cutting half a billion dollars from green energy funding.

Climate defenders under scrutiny after Santos debacle

An environment litigation group has been caught in the crosshairs of post-budget scrutiny of federal spending, with the coalition demanding further assurance.

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