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Challenge worth $100m aims to lower solar energy cost

Challenge worth $100m aims to lower solar energy cost

Australia will host a $100 million competition for innovators around the world to create ways to lower the cost of large-scale renewable energy.

Abandoning emissions targets could 'decimate' economy

Abandoning emissions targets could 'decimate' economy

Abandoning emissions targets could 'decimate' economy

Abandoning emissions targets could 'decimate' economy

If Australia scraps its climate targets on a promise of nuclear power, the economy may suffer as other nations will tax Australian exports, a mining CEO warns.

Why Australia is hosting an electric vehicle price war

Why Australia is hosting an electric vehicle price war

Why Australia is hosting an electric vehicle price war

Why Australia is hosting an electric vehicle price war

Thousands of dollars are being cut from the price of some electric cars as brands battle to lead the market and Chinese automakers face global taxes.

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Wong links PNG diplomacy to climate change in Pacific

Wong links PNG diplomacy to climate change in Pacific

Canberra's commitment to engaging the Pacific region on climate change is demonstrated by a delegation to Papua New Guinea this week, the foreign minister says.

Emissions target on chopping board as climate wars rage

Emissions target on chopping board as climate wars rage

Australians are mobilising for a climate battle at the federal election with voters pouring money into a climate lobby group as politicians scrap targets.

Farm waste may help power Australia's biofuel future

Farm waste may help power Australia's biofuel future

Tax breaks and emission targets will be considered as part of a consultation into Australia's emerging biofuel industry that could power air and road travel.

More gas secured for Australia's east coast market

More gas secured for Australia's east coast market

A new deal to shore up gas supply along Australia's east coast market is being touted as a pathway to cheaper power prices during the transition to renewables.

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Amid climate war redux, expert urges Paris compliance

Amid climate war redux, expert urges Paris compliance

Amid climate war redux, expert urges Paris compliance

Amid climate war redux, expert urges Paris compliance

An expert has urged Australia to continue on its course of climate action as an opposition plan to scrap targets threatens to unleash "unmitigated emissions".

Grants for homes 'save billions on big energy projects'

Grants for homes 'save billions on big energy projects'

Grants for homes 'save billions on big energy projects'

Grants for homes 'save billions on big energy projects'

Incentivising households and landlords into renewable tech such as batteries and solar would save billions on large-scale infrastructure, a report says.

Electric cars are not the only fix for green transport

Electric cars are not the only fix for green transport

Electric cars are not the only fix for green transport

Electric cars are not the only fix for green transport

Governments will need to look at more than just electric vehicles to make significant transport emission cuts, modelling from Monash University says.

PM blasts opposition for shifting goals on climate

PM blasts opposition for shifting goals on climate

PM blasts opposition for shifting goals on climate

PM blasts opposition for shifting goals on climate

An opposition plan to rework interim climate commitments has attracted the ire of the prime minister, who says 2030 goals are achievable.

Plan needed for communities at risk of climate change

Plan needed for communities at risk of climate change

Plan needed for communities at risk of climate change

Plan needed for communities at risk of climate change

A strategic plan is needed for Australian communities relocating due to frequently occurring natural disasters as a result of climate change.

Timber industry bleeding cash as shutdown bites

Timber industry bleeding cash as shutdown bites

Timber industry bleeding cash as shutdown bites

Timber industry bleeding cash as shutdown bites

There's no end in sight to a large-scale shutdown of timber harvesting in NSW, with all sectors of the timber industry feeling the financial pain.

More electric trucks to hit roads after $30m recharge

More electric trucks to hit roads after $30m recharge

More electric trucks to hit roads after $30m recharge

More electric trucks to hit roads after $30m recharge

Battery-powered heavy trucks, courier vans and refrigerated delivery vehicles will be added to logistic fleets as part of a $30 million government investment.

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Guterres calls for tax on profits of fossil fuel firms

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for urgent action to avert "climate hell".

Experts want more big solar projects, less nuke talk

The number of large-scale solar projects in Australia needs to rise rapidly, but the nuclear power debate could derail progress, industry experts say.

Climate change puts the heat on Aussie ski resorts

Popular Australian ski resorts could find themselves on death row without urgent action on climate change, new modelling suggests.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Coal, gas communities should not be left behind: PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says communities with power stations that are closing down need to be supported as part of the transition to net-zero.

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.

Logging changes leave glider in hot water

Rules designed to protect endangered greater gliders have been changed after the Forestry Corporation raised concerns about NSW's wood supplies.

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