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Push for green tariffs ushers in 'proxy carbon price'

Push for green tariffs ushers in 'proxy carbon price'

Commodity-rich Australia is pushing the world closer to a 'proxy carbon price' as it moves to level the playing field for big emitters and keep jobs onshore.

Climate experts go cold on platform now known as X

Climate experts go cold on platform now known as X

Climate experts go cold on platform now known as X

Climate experts go cold on platform now known as X

Environment, climate and biodiversity experts are leaving the social media network formerly known as Twitter in huge numbers, a study reveals.

Tool exposes 'risky' assumptions behind climate pledges

Tool exposes 'risky' assumptions behind climate pledges

Tool exposes 'risky' assumptions behind climate pledges

Tool exposes 'risky' assumptions behind climate pledges

Some companies are too reliant on "risky" carbon capture and storage assumptions when claiming they are meeting global climate targets, data shows.

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Call to arms to tackle national invasion of feral deer

Call to arms to tackle national invasion of feral deer

Most of Australia could be invaded by feral deer without coordinated efforts to control and cull them, the first national plan of attack warns.

Data reveals Australia's surprise electric car hotspots

Data reveals Australia's surprise electric car hotspots

Beachside suburbs and the nation's capital are among the top locations for electric vehicles, according to analysis released by a peak motoring group.

Farmers on front line of battle against invasive deer

Farmers on front line of battle against invasive deer

Landholders will play a key role in a national plan to control numbers of feral deer, but critics say a more consistent approach is needed.

Home insurance out of reach as climate disasters surge

Home insurance out of reach as climate disasters surge

The biggest rise in premiums in 20 years has raised concerns households may forego insurance and be even harder hit when the next disaster strikes.

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Cutting-edge hydrogen tech starts up in steel heartland

Cutting-edge hydrogen tech starts up in steel heartland

Cutting-edge hydrogen tech starts up in steel heartland

Cutting-edge hydrogen tech starts up in steel heartland

A next-generation hydrogen electrolyser is being commercialised to give steelmaking and other heavy industries a future in Australia's regions.

Why electric car tech could drive down power prices

Why electric car tech could drive down power prices

Why electric car tech could drive down power prices

Why electric car tech could drive down power prices

Electric vehicles could be the key to cutting power bills and storing renewable energy in Australia, experts say, if new policies and standards allow it.

Oyster lovers on epic mission to restock Queensland bay

Oyster lovers on epic mission to restock Queensland bay

Oyster lovers on epic mission to restock Queensland bay

Oyster lovers on epic mission to restock Queensland bay

Once plentiful oysters are now functionally extinct in Brisbane's Moreton Bay but scientists say a volunteer group is onto something that could change that.

Early days for lithium as colts vie for talent, ports

Early days for lithium as colts vie for talent, ports

Early days for lithium as colts vie for talent, ports

Early days for lithium as colts vie for talent, ports

Australia is urged to be bold in the race for high-purity lithium for electric cars and clean energy, as veterans and newcomers jostle for capital and ports.

Super fund allegedly 'greenwashed' investments

Super fund allegedly 'greenwashed' investments

Super fund allegedly 'greenwashed' investments

Super fund allegedly 'greenwashed' investments

An Australian super fund is facing serious legal action for allegedly "greenwashing" investments, which include a Russian state-owned oil and gas company.

Police pulled gun on protester before Woodside stunt

Police pulled gun on protester before Woodside stunt

Police pulled gun on protester before Woodside stunt

Police pulled gun on protester before Woodside stunt

An environmental group says Western Australian police pulled a firearm on an activist the day before a controversial protest at the house of Woodside's boss.

New generation of cheaper electric vehicles rolls in

New generation of cheaper electric vehicles rolls in

New generation of cheaper electric vehicles rolls in

New generation of cheaper electric vehicles rolls in

One of three electric vehicles costing less than $40,000 arrives in Australia this week and its manufacturer promises to accelerate progress in the market.

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Pig tsar to tackle feral hog crisis in NSW first

The search is on for the state's first feral pig co-ordinator after an explosion in numbers caused millions of dollars in damage to agricultural land.

Mountain to reopen after 'Jesus saves' vandalism attack

Queensland's culturally significant Mt Beerwah will reopen to visitors despite further public meddling following a "callous" vandalism attack.

VicForests illegally spied on anti-logging campaigners

The Victorian Information Commissioner has found VicForests unlawfully spied on several anti-logging campaigners in an attempt to discredit them.

Coles rolls out Sparky, the electric delivery truck

Supermarket giant Coles has announced the arrival of its first electric delivery truck but stopped short of meeting a pledge by rival Woolworths.

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Farm waste could fuel most domestic flights by 2025

Australia has a unique opportunity to cut pollution from air travel, according to a new report, and could use agricultural waste to replace traditional fuel.

EnergyAustralia accused of false carbon neutral claims

Australian parents have accused EnergyAustralia of misleading consumers by "greenwashing" a fossil fuel-generated electricity and gas product as carbon neutral.

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Trust has not been broken between Western Australians and the government on heritage laws, nor is the Perth Mint a money launderer, the mining minister insists.

Up to 250,000 workers could get electric car discount

A change to small business software could help thousands more Australian workers access tax cuts on electric vehicles.

Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech

Australia holds a third of the world's vanadium, an element that's key to a kind of battery that may be the answer to the long-term storage of energy.

Bleaching halts coral recovery on Great Barrier Reef

Hard coral recovery has paused on most of the Great Barrier Reef thanks to a mass bleaching event in 2022, which should have been a cooler year for sea life.

Miners at odds with farmers on cultural heritage laws

A key mining figure has urged the industry to embrace the voice, at a forum where there was also surprise at WA's scrapping of cultural heritage laws.

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