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Timid or too tough? Verdicts in on emissions target

Timid or too tough? Verdicts in on emissions target

Australia's environmental groups have sharply criticised the nation's 2035 climate target as "insulting" while big business brands it as "ambitious".

Green deliveries to grow as electric trucks roll out

Green deliveries to grow as electric trucks roll out

Green deliveries to grow as electric trucks roll out

Green deliveries to grow as electric trucks roll out

Another major logistics company will add electric trucks and vans to its fleet in a move the company says will appeal to environmentally aware consumers.

Green jet fuel creates runway for 2035 climate goals

Green jet fuel creates runway for 2035 climate goals

Green jet fuel creates runway for 2035 climate goals

Green jet fuel creates runway for 2035 climate goals

Slashing the emissions profile of planes, ships and heavy trucks is the main game of a $1.1 billion injection into the low carbon fuel industry.

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Coalition's climate catastrophe worsens over new target

Coalition's climate catastrophe worsens over new target

Coalition members are trying to calm expectations of a major fight over climate policy as Labor prepares to unveil a 2035 emissions reduction target.

Offshore wind fees slashed to counter global headwinds

Offshore wind fees slashed to counter global headwinds

Fees to research and build offshore wind farms in Australia will be cut for two years after global uncertainty and the collapse of several local projects.

Deadly and costly: the climate threats Australians face

Deadly and costly: the climate threats Australians face

As many as 1.5 million Australians will be at high risk from the damaging affects of climate change, a confronting government outlook shows.

Keep electric car tax cut, remove pollution instead

Keep electric car tax cut, remove pollution instead

A tax exemption for electric vehicles could put another 1.5 million on Australian roads if it is extended to 2035, modelling shows, and cut carbon emissions.

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'Climate fail': huge gas project approval ignites fury

'Climate fail': huge gas project approval ignites fury

'Climate fail': huge gas project approval ignites fury

'Climate fail': huge gas project approval ignites fury

Australia's biggest gas project will be allowed to operate until 2070, with the approval lighting the fuse for an angry backlash from climate activists.

Climate, China concern bookend Pacific leaders meeting

Climate, China concern bookend Pacific leaders meeting

Climate, China concern bookend Pacific leaders meeting

Climate, China concern bookend Pacific leaders meeting

A major Pacific leaders conference has wrapped up, with Australia warned about its stance on major coal and gas projects and "silencing" of Pacific voices.

Gas call takes shine off Australia's Pacific blitz

Gas call takes shine off Australia's Pacific blitz

Gas call takes shine off Australia's Pacific blitz

Gas call takes shine off Australia's Pacific blitz

Australia's fossil fuel exports remain a source of tension as Pacific leaders double down on supporting a bid to co-host global climate talks.

Water agency didn't properly test for forever chemicals

Water agency didn't properly test for forever chemicals

Water agency didn't properly test for forever chemicals

Water agency didn't properly test for forever chemicals

A major drinking water supplier did not perform proper testing before claiming there were no known hotspots of forever chemicals, an inquiry has found.

Pacific unity stressed at keystone regional summit

Pacific unity stressed at keystone regional summit

Pacific unity stressed at keystone regional summit

Pacific unity stressed at keystone regional summit

The host nation of major regional talks has urged fellow Pacific nations not to be "passive bystanders" to intensifying competition among powerful interests.

Master of the waves: family mourns shark attack victim

Master of the waves: family mourns shark attack victim

Master of the waves: family mourns shark attack victim

Master of the waves: family mourns shark attack victim

The family of a Sydney surfer and horticulturalist who died in a shark attack has been hailed as a hero as a premier pauses a shark nets removal trial.

Company accelerates electric truck parcel deliveries

Company accelerates electric truck parcel deliveries

Company accelerates electric truck parcel deliveries

Company accelerates electric truck parcel deliveries

Quiet and clean, if costly: an Australian delivery business says more companies should adopt electric trucks ahead of World EV Day.

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Japanese MPs launch leadership bids after PM resigns

The campaigning begins to replace outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after he quit over his party's poor showing in recent elections.

Former Greens leader reveals new role after politics

Adam Bandt will play no further role in the party he led for five years, as he takes on a role with one of Australia's biggest environment groups.

Tourism, carbon credits and koalas to replace logging

Hundreds of timber jobs will be chopped by the establishment of a national park hoped to protect wildlife, boost tourism and generate carbon credits.

Coal mine's generous diesel tax credits a fresh target

A single coal mine could be in line for $44 million in fuel tax credits each year - money environmental campaigners would rather see in government coffers.

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Climate finance crunch time at Pacific leader talks

The existential threat of climate change and ever-intensifying regional rivalries will loom large over Pacific leader talks in Honiara.

Massive koala park plan to give logging the chop

A huge proposed national park to protect koalas has been hailed by conservationists, but the logging industry says jobs will be decimated.

Test for Australia after World Court's climate reset

Now that the dust has settled on the World Court's landmark advisory opinion on climate, the young Pacific leaders behind it are mapping out next moves.

Winds of change: reforms coming for renewable energy

Offshore wind technology could give Australia’s renewable energy a significant boost but projects are facing headwinds, both locally and abroad.

No modelling in climate review, as lobby urges action

The opposition has dismissed suggestions delays in reaching a climate policy signal uncertainty about reducing emissions.

Nature delivers $510b bounty but needs more resources

Australia's environment is delivering much more than the government invests in it and contributes 20 per cent of the nation's economic output, a report finds.

Polling 'farmers, not Facebook' reveals climate reality

Most farmers view climate change as a major threat to their businesses and are already dealing with unpredictable growing seasons and unusual rainfall patterns.

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