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Guterres calls for tax on profits of fossil fuel firms

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

Experts want more big solar projects, less nuke talk

Experts want more big solar projects, less nuke talk

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

Climate change puts the heat on Aussie ski resorts

Climate change puts the heat on Aussie ski resorts

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.

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Murray Darling voices weigh-in on basin plan review

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.

Calls for federal carbon capture ban after Qld decision

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

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

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.

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Climate groups lash out at environment protection laws

Climate groups lash out at environment protection laws

Climate groups lash out at environment protection laws

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

Coal, gas communities should not be left behind: PM

Coal, gas communities should not be left behind: PM

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

Fire truck trial aims to extinguish emissions

Fire truck trial aims to extinguish emissions

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

Logging changes leave glider in hot water

Logging changes leave glider in hot water

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.

Climate shuffles forward as a major election priority

Climate shuffles forward as a major election priority

Climate shuffles forward as a major election priority

Climate shuffles forward as a major election priority

Climate action is set to be a major election battleground as the coalition puts the finishing touches on its nuclear policy and Climate 200 lists target seats.

Supermarkets defend salmon supplies with skate on skids

Supermarkets defend salmon supplies with skate on skids

Supermarkets defend salmon supplies with skate on skids

Supermarkets defend salmon supplies with skate on skids

With extinction a real possibility for an ancient Tasmanian species, supermarkets are defending the credentials of the farmed salmon it accepts from the state.

Carbon capture project rejected over groundwater fears

Carbon capture project rejected over groundwater fears

Carbon capture project rejected over groundwater fears

Carbon capture project rejected over groundwater fears

Potential impacts on groundwater resources has led to the rejection of Glencore's carbon capture storage project in the Great Artesian Basin.

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Shoppers face lies, manipulation in supermarket aisles

So-called 'ocean plastic' is the poster child of greenwashing shams Australian face when they head to the grocery store, a federal inquiry has been told.

Tourist drawcard mountain's facilities under review

Tasmania's government has announced a review into the management of kunanyi/Mt Wellington in Hobart, the island state's top natural tourist attraction.

Australia urged to work with China in clean energy push

Australia's $22.7 billion manufacturing push towards net-zero emissions must involve China and will eventually need to tax fossil fuels, an ex-ACCC chair says.

Threatened species get $24 million funding boost

The environment minister has announced $24 million for projects that will help 73 of the more than 2000 species that are threatened in Australia.

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Move to make polluters produce 'robust' emissions info

The NSW environment watchdog has put forward plans to force big polluters to hand over more accurate information about their projects' carbon emissions.

Vehicle or hazard: electric car charge rules under fire

Property developers say installing electric car chargers in apartment buildings is becoming almost impossible due to inconsistent safety rules.

Car rules could help Aussies catch up in electric race

Australian motorists are likely to get more low-emission vehicle options in coming years, groups say, after changes to transport laws won approval.

IKEA to piece together electric truck charging network

The Swedish furniture giant will install chargers for electric vans and trucks at all of its local stores in a move designed to inspire low-emission deliveries.

Minister won't step in over alleged logging breaches

NSW parliament has rejected calls to urgently suspend logging over claims the Forestry Corporation is failing to properly look for endangered greater gliders.

Car pollution cop to police automakers in Australia

A regulator will be established to track vehicle emissions and ensure automakers are meeting pollution targets, federal budget papers have revealed.

Threatened species out as environmental funding lags

Environmental advocates say they are disappointed with a lack of funding for threatened species and biodiversity in Labor's latest budget.

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