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Clean energy COP hits fossil fuel phase-out demands

Clean energy COP hits fossil fuel phase-out demands

International climate talks will centre on electrification amid criticism the controversial fossil fuel phase-out agenda is largely missing in action.

Running low on gas: more nations drive an energy change

Running low on gas: more nations drive an energy change

Running low on gas: more nations drive an energy change

Running low on gas: more nations drive an energy change

Renewable electricity sources such as solar and wind are gaining on gas for a share of the worldwide energy market.

Businesses MIA on rooftop solar and battery revolution

Businesses MIA on rooftop solar and battery revolution

Businesses MIA on rooftop solar and battery revolution

Businesses MIA on rooftop solar and battery revolution

Solar is a common sight on houses but less so on warehouses, offices and other commercial buildings due to a complex knot of challenges that need unravelling.

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Winter is here ... and enough snow for now at least

Winter is here ... and enough snow for now at least

The “official” start of the Australian ski season has arrived and snow is falling just in the nick of time.

Australia urged to step up climate leadership on oceans

Australia urged to step up climate leadership on oceans

Australia is facing calls to elevate the ocean degradation agenda at upcoming climate talks to prevent ongoing harm to reefs, coastlines and fisheries.

Record bust seizes more than 100,000 exotic cockroaches

Record bust seizes more than 100,000 exotic cockroaches

Pet businesses and owners are on notice after authorities seized about $200,000 worth of exotic cockroaches from a single breeder.

Call for reform amid rampant land clearing, nature loss

Call for reform amid rampant land clearing, nature loss

Environmentalists are calling for sweeping nature law reforms to better protect one state's dwindling fauna and flora.

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Red alert for green iron: Australia risks its advantage

Red alert for green iron: Australia risks its advantage

Red alert for green iron: Australia risks its advantage

Red alert for green iron: Australia risks its advantage

None of Australia's green iron projects are ready to launch and, without policy changes, the nation risks missing the opportunity to lead a global race.

AI's dirty secret: data centre boom threatens resources

AI's dirty secret: data centre boom threatens resources

AI's dirty secret: data centre boom threatens resources

AI's dirty secret: data centre boom threatens resources

Artificial intelligence could use three per cent of global energy by the end of the decade, the UN warns, and use 10 times more land than Mexico City.

Shifting gears: electric cars surge during fuel crisis

Shifting gears: electric cars surge during fuel crisis

Shifting gears: electric cars surge during fuel crisis

Shifting gears: electric cars surge during fuel crisis

Australian motorists bought a record number of electric and hybrid vehicles for the third month in a row, while petrol and diesel vehicle sales slowed.

Tardy approvals leaving clean energy dollars in limbo

Tardy approvals leaving clean energy dollars in limbo

Tardy approvals leaving clean energy dollars in limbo

Tardy approvals leaving clean energy dollars in limbo

Australia's most populous state and biggest energy user still ranks among the slowest approval times for renewables, suggesting further reform is needed.

AI to hit Aussies as data centres push up energy costs

AI to hit Aussies as data centres push up energy costs

AI to hit Aussies as data centres push up energy costs

AI to hit Aussies as data centres push up energy costs

Urgent action must be taken to regulate power and water used by data centres to avoid burdening Australian households with higher costs, a study has found.

Watchdog flooded with complaints as dry spell persists

Watchdog flooded with complaints as dry spell persists

Watchdog flooded with complaints as dry spell persists

Watchdog flooded with complaints as dry spell persists

There has been a sharp increase in the number of people being dobbed in for misusing water as a state experiences ongoing drought.

Climate change 'loading the dice' ahead of El Nino risk

Climate change 'loading the dice' ahead of El Nino risk

Climate change 'loading the dice' ahead of El Nino risk

Climate change 'loading the dice' ahead of El Nino risk

Climate change-fuelled erratic weather extremes are already piling pressure on farmers, leaving them with little buffer ahead of a looming El Nino.

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Accelerated lights out for gas urged to hit net zero

Australia needs to take the wheel of a well-signposted gas decline and double down to meet emissions goals and protect consumers from higher prices.

Uncool hobby fast becoming Australia’s favourite

Thousands of Australians fed up with social media have swapped mindless doomscrolling and brain rot for mindful strolls with binoculars.

Small business switched off from electrification boom

Small business is often neglected in decarbonisation efforts, exposing them to volatile fossil fuel markets and holding back climate progress.

Hungry data centres could break energy records by 2040

Australia needs to regulate data centres urgently amid predictions the artificial intelligence hubs will strain the nation's electricity grid.

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Electric truck U-turn could let them pull their weight

Australian companies are missing out on opportunities to save money and pollution with electric trucks due to a lack of support and inconsistent rules.

Legal action over plans to bulldoze tropical savanna

Environmentalists say the federal environment minister's decision not to assess plans to bulldoze tropical savanna for industrial agriculture is legally flawed.

Manufacturer gears up for $2b 'forever chemicals' fight

Australia is seeking billions in damages from a leading manufacturer, claiming it concealed information over the risks of PFAS-containing firefighting foam.

Electric-ready homes could stop default swaps to gas

Preparing households for the sudden breakdown of fossil-fuelled appliances has been billed as a way to spur more electric purchases.

Mandatory recycling could help tyres go round and round

Australia's roads could be paved using rubber from abandoned tyres, an inquiry has been told, but only if regulators can find a way to fund it.

Data centre power concerns spark moratorium call

A report by Greenpeace has challenged claims Australia's AI-fuelled data centre boom can support rather than undermine the clean energy transition.

Heatwave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe

A spring heatwave is scorching parts of Western Europe, breaking "mind-bogglingly crazy" temperature records and triggering government warnings.

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