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Call for rebates to help apartment dwellers go green

Call for rebates to help apartment dwellers go green

People who live in apartments are less likely to benefit from solar power or efficient electric appliances and they need targeted help, a conference has heard.

State's bold emissions targets enshrined into law

State's bold emissions targets enshrined into law

State's bold emissions targets enshrined into law

State's bold emissions targets enshrined into law

Commitments to renewable energy generation and emission reductions have been legislated into law in Queensland.

GLAD not glad: bag maker taken to court over claims

GLAD not glad: bag maker taken to court over claims

GLAD not glad: bag maker taken to court over claims

GLAD not glad: bag maker taken to court over claims

The makers of GLAD garbage bags have been taken to court over claims it misled consumers about how much of its bin liners were made from recycled ocean plastic.

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Extreme weather sparks higher wholesale energy prices

Extreme weather sparks higher wholesale energy prices

Some of the most extreme weather Australia has ever seen is proving to be the "X-factor" for power bills as wholesale energy prices rise.

BHP's energy coal fires up, axe swings over nickel jobs

BHP's energy coal fires up, axe swings over nickel jobs

Thousands of workers face uncertainty as BHP considers the fate of nickel operations amid a global glut of the metal, but coal for power plants is firing up.

World-first generator turns greenhouse gas into power

World-first generator turns greenhouse gas into power

Queensland scientists have created a way to produce electricity using carbon dioxide in a development they say could power phones and computers.

As community runs dry, locals fight new water source

As community runs dry, locals fight new water source

SA Water has declared "full steam ahead" for a critical water project on the Eyre Peninsula, despite concerns it will impact Aboriginal heritage and fishing.

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'Gut-wrenching' bleaching hits Great Barrier Reef again

'Gut-wrenching' bleaching hits Great Barrier Reef again

'Gut-wrenching' bleaching hits Great Barrier Reef again

'Gut-wrenching' bleaching hits Great Barrier Reef again

Time may be running out to protect the Great Barrier Reef which is suffering one of its most extensive coral bleaching events after a horror summer.

Cattle country conserved after anonymous $21m gift

Cattle country conserved after anonymous $21m gift

Cattle country conserved after anonymous $21m gift

Cattle country conserved after anonymous $21m gift

An outback cattle property will be turned into a national park thanks to an anonymous benefactor who donated $21 million to help buy the station.

Aussie mining 'under assault' from China: US ambassador

Aussie mining 'under assault' from China: US ambassador

Aussie mining 'under assault' from China: US ambassador

Aussie mining 'under assault' from China: US ambassador

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy has taken aim at China's "unchecked exploitation" of Indonesia and other nations that risks destroying the supply of clean minerals.

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid cars have more than doubled in popularity in the past year, surpassing electric vehicles and eating into petrol and diesel car sales.

Tougher laws call to back new environment watchdog

Tougher laws call to back new environment watchdog

Tougher laws call to back new environment watchdog

Tougher laws call to back new environment watchdog

Labor's new environment watchdog has gotten a lukewarm reception from conservationists who argue it must be backed up by law reform to stop mass extinctions.

Murray-Darling stakeholders to scrutinise basin plan

Murray-Darling stakeholders to scrutinise basin plan

Murray-Darling stakeholders to scrutinise basin plan

Murray-Darling stakeholders to scrutinise basin plan

Scientists, environmentalists, irrigators, community and government representatives will meet to discuss the health of Australia's largest river system.

Support critical for Australia to reap battery wealth

Support critical for Australia to reap battery wealth

Support critical for Australia to reap battery wealth

Support critical for Australia to reap battery wealth

Western Australia has warned that taxpayer support for critical minerals will be crucial to overcoming investor reluctance and market distortion.

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Farmers must innovate or risk profits says CSIRO

Farmers must accelerate agricultural innovation to create more sustainable farming systems, according to Australia's national science agency.

Woodside defends 'honest' response to climate change

Woodside Energy's chair Richard Goyder has defended the gas giant's response to climate change in the face of fierce criticism of expansion plans.

Holy cow: coal, gas giants on notice over methane plume

A toxic gas is turbocharging heatwaves, bushfires and coral bleaching, and going largely unreported under "faulty" emission safeguards, satellite data suggests.

Call for home battery cash to support solar milestones

Solar power is breaking records, and reigniting calls for a home battery saver program of up to $6500 to allow households to get more value from their rooftops.

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Few avenues for appeal as polluting projects go ahead

Communities should be given the right to appeal the merits of federal government approvals for environmentally damaging projects, legal experts say.

Coral reefs hit by fourth global bleaching event

A fourth global coral bleaching event is under way, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared.

Renters could save $1300 a year with solar rollout

Renters, apartment dwellers and low-income households could save thousands on energy bills if the government staged a national solar rollout, a study has found.

Deeper cuts to carbon emissions under draft 2035 target

Australians will compete for public funds, electricity supply and land access under plans for the nation to cut its emissions by up to 75 per cent by 2035.

Federal cash to help protect treasured wetlands

Federal government funds will be used to improve shorebird habitats in wetlands at the mouth of the River Murray in South Australia.

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

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.

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