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Origin Energy adds wind power, batteries for coal exit

Origin Energy adds wind power, batteries for coal exit

Origin Energy has snared a construction-ready $4 billion wind and big battery project as it races to plug the gap left by phasing out coal-fired power.

Mercury rising: new tool to help Australians cool off

Mercury rising: new tool to help Australians cool off

Mercury rising: new tool to help Australians cool off

Mercury rising: new tool to help Australians cool off

As climate change turns up the heat across the world, a new tool could help Australian communities find and create cool refuges in their local areas.

Australia 'lagging the world' on carbon capture policy

Australia 'lagging the world' on carbon capture policy

Australia 'lagging the world' on carbon capture policy

Australia 'lagging the world' on carbon capture policy

Santos is urging the government to speed carbon capture and storage investment as the energy company doubles down on the technology to offset new gas projects.

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Scientists despair as even deep corals cook

Scientists despair as even deep corals cook

Scientists are rattled over the latest bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef, saying it will not survive the ongoing exploitation of fossil fuels.

Activist protest against Santos board runs out of gas

Activist protest against Santos board runs out of gas

Energy company Santos has weathered a protest vote from shareholder activists at its annual meeting as the board gave a progress update on its Barossa project.

Middle Arm project to realise NT's dreams, says chief

Middle Arm project to realise NT's dreams, says chief

The Northern Territory government has brushed aside concerns about a major manufacturing project, arguing it will help the territory stand on its own two feet.

More Aussies to drive EVs but cost remains a speed bump

More Aussies to drive EVs but cost remains a speed bump

Two in every five Aussie motorists are expected to be driving an electric car in the next five years, even though the cost remains a hurdle for many road users.

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Forest files: ecologist at loggerheads with industry

Forest files: ecologist at loggerheads with industry

Forest files: ecologist at loggerheads with industry

Forest files: ecologist at loggerheads with industry

Leading ecologist David Lindenmayer says it was important to write a book on native forest logging in Australia, despite enduring years of personal attacks.

Floods, rental crisis leaving tenants in the lurch

Floods, rental crisis leaving tenants in the lurch

Floods, rental crisis leaving tenants in the lurch

Floods, rental crisis leaving tenants in the lurch

Tenants should be insured for alternative accommodation and warned if a property has been through a flood before signing a lease, a tenancy advocacy body says.

'Myrtle' plant to turn industrial emissions into solids

'Myrtle' plant to turn industrial emissions into solids

'Myrtle' plant to turn industrial emissions into solids

'Myrtle' plant to turn industrial emissions into solids

Australia's flagship carbon capture utilisation plant will trap emissions and turn them into solid materials for export to Japan, Europe and the United States.

Energy boss warns against chasing 'nuclear unicorns'

Energy boss warns against chasing 'nuclear unicorns'

Energy boss warns against chasing 'nuclear unicorns'

Energy boss warns against chasing 'nuclear unicorns'

Australians will pay more for electricity from a low-carbon grid, but going nuclear would be a waste of time, an energy boss warns.

Minister flags faster environmental decisions

Minister flags faster environmental decisions

Minister flags faster environmental decisions

Minister flags faster environmental decisions

Unacceptable projects that have clear environmental impacts would be ruled out from the outset under changes to environmental protection reforms.

Energy-saving steel, wastewater hydrogen win funding

Energy-saving steel, wastewater hydrogen win funding

Energy-saving steel, wastewater hydrogen win funding

Energy-saving steel, wastewater hydrogen win funding

More than 20 projects investigating ways to reduce emissions from steel, iron and hydrogen production will get more funding than expected, an agency says.

Australians want more renewables faster: survey

Australians want more renewables faster: survey

Australians want more renewables faster: survey

Australians want more renewables faster: survey

Australia's national science agency has released a report revealing how the nation feels about the clean energy transition.

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Traditional owners gather to fight fracking gas hub

Traditional owners will join a roundtable meeting on Wednesday as part of an inquiry into a controversial NT gas project they claim threatens cultural heritage.

Australia forecast to become a carbon credit factory

Firms have been warned to be honest about the role of carbon markets in curbing climate change and biodiversity loss, with carbon credit production set to soar.

Swiss climate policy violated human rights, court rules

A top European court has sided with a group of Swiss women who says their government's failure to meet greenhouse reduction targets violates their human rights.

March marks yet another record in global heat

The 12 months ending to March ranked as the planet's hottest ever recorded year-long period, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service says.

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Park asbestos scare widens as test results revealed

Authorities have confirmed asbestos contamination at three Melbourne parks as the scare widens to 10 sites.

Tonnes of burning waste cleared, asbestos probe begins

Six days after higher fines for the illegal dumping of deadly asbestos came into effect, a burning pile of suspect rubbish has been found on a Sydney road.

Parts of Great Barrier Reef insulated from bleaching

Coral bleaching has impacted most of the Great Barrier Reef, but scientists have found some parts may be 'insulated' from the effects of climate change.

Residents waiting years on claims after 2022 floods

Queenslanders whose homes were damaged two years ago in disastrous flooding say they are still waiting on claims to be finalised or repairs to begin.

Divest or liquidate the 'end game' for Santos, Woodside

Independent research presents stark options for Australia's gas producers as shareholders get set to scrutinise Santos and Woodside Energy on expansion plans.

Plibersek rejects wetlands project in draft decision

In a draft decision, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has refused a development application that would have dredged wetlands east of Brisbane.

NSW govt faces fresh assault over native forest logging

The NSW government is under renewed pressure to get out of the business of logging native forests, as politicians, academics and environmentalists join forces.

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