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A shot of microplastics a jolt for coffee drinkers

A shot of microplastics a jolt for coffee drinkers

Takeaway coffee drinkers are getting more than they bargained for with their caffeine, new research shows.

Solar scourge: rules make it cheaper to dump old panels

Solar scourge: rules make it cheaper to dump old panels

Solar scourge: rules make it cheaper to dump old panels

Solar scourge: rules make it cheaper to dump old panels

Australia's solar boom will create a significant waste problem, experts have told an inquiry, with tough rules needed to keep panels out of landfill.

Ditching diesel could save Pacific nations almost $1b

Ditching diesel could save Pacific nations almost $1b

Ditching diesel could save Pacific nations almost $1b

Ditching diesel could save Pacific nations almost $1b

Replacing fuel imports with renewable power could save Pacific countries millions of dollars if they can secure enough investment to make the switch.

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Environment rules promise protection but raise concerns

Environment rules promise protection but raise concerns

Tougher rules to protect Australia's environment have been welcomed by developers, but conservation groups say they fall short of the changes needed.

No free rides: cheap e-scooters fail to win commuters

No free rides: cheap e-scooters fail to win commuters

Providing e-scooter and e-bike riders more convenient parking options could make more of a difference than cutting the price of a ride.

Hot out the oven: green iron trial produces first metal

Hot out the oven: green iron trial produces first metal

One of Australia's first green iron projects has reached a milestone, producing molten metal from an electric furnace for the first time.

'Walking dead': plastic ingestion's seabird impact

'Walking dead': plastic ingestion's seabird impact

A world-first study has proven a seabird is suffering from population decline due to ingestion of plastic waste, with afflicted birds dubbed "the walking dead".

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More Aussie firms could be captured by emissions scheme

More Aussie firms could be captured by emissions scheme

More Aussie firms could be captured by emissions scheme

More Aussie firms could be captured by emissions scheme

Australian investors are pushing for big changes to Australia's major pollution policy and they could force more companies to reduce pollution.

Electric trucks could deliver a billion-dollar payload

Electric trucks could deliver a billion-dollar payload

Electric trucks could deliver a billion-dollar payload

Electric trucks could deliver a billion-dollar payload

Australian laws are keeping heavy-duty electric trucks off the road, a report says, when they could boost productivity by more than $2 billion.

Half a million and counting: Aussies power battery boom

Half a million and counting: Aussies power battery boom

Half a million and counting: Aussies power battery boom

Half a million and counting: Aussies power battery boom

Australians have installed more than 500,000 household batteries in a move experts say will keep putting downward pressure on power bills.

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Efforts to cut pollution in waterways feeding Australia's Great Barrier Reef are making progress but still falling short of targets.

Electric switch could save public hospitals millions

Electric switch could save public hospitals millions

Electric switch could save public hospitals millions

Electric switch could save public hospitals millions

Upgrading all of Australia's public hospitals from gas to electricity could save millions of dollars in energy bills but only if the government acts swiftly.

Big polluters make small cuts under climate scheme

Big polluters make small cuts under climate scheme

Big polluters make small cuts under climate scheme

Big polluters make small cuts under climate scheme

Australia’s biggest polluters have reduced emissions by less than one per cent in two years and an environmental group is calling for reforms.

Coral returns to Great Barrier Reef but risks remain

Coral returns to Great Barrier Reef but risks remain

Coral returns to Great Barrier Reef but risks remain

Coral returns to Great Barrier Reef but risks remain

The world's largest coral reef system is showing positive signs of recovery but experts warn severe climate challenges lay ahead.

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Gas giant charged with under-reporting toxic emissions

An environment protection watchdog is prosecuting a gas giant after it significantly under-reported levels of toxic emissions from an LNG plant.

Power play: national law could curb data centre demands

Data centres in every state and territory could be required to supply their own renewable energy if changes are introduced at a national level.

Sales surge: electric, hybrid cars drive vehicle record

Electric and hybrid vehicles made up almost half of all new cars sold in July as Australian motorists turned away from rising fuel prices.

Accidental export: Aussie green iron tech goes global

An Australian made machine that can boost the quality of iron ore without using water is ready to be shipped to the US after word of its creation spread.

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Not too big, not too small: $100m to plug renewable gap

More small or medium-sized renewable energy projects could win loans as part of a multimillion-dollar scheme to address a gap in Australia's energy plans.

Push for nationwide ban on dumping old solar panels

Governments in all states and territories should ban solar panel dumping while a mandatory recycling scheme is created, an inquiry has been told.

Electric car tax looms for one state unless PM steps in

One state is prepared to charge ahead with a tax on electric vehicle drivers unless the federal government introduces a national scheme.

Steel trap: Australia must make green metal or risk ore

Australia’s richest export market could be at risk unless it takes urgent action to manufacture green steel on home soil, according to a study.

Pacific summit to put 'human face' on climate change

With seawater regularly consuming half its land, one Pacific nation wants world leaders to see the effects of climate change up close.

Power struggle: data centre energy rules spark concerns

Future data centre proposals may need to come with renewable energy plans but not all governments or organisations agree with the change.

Coal and gas exports 'undoing' progress on clean energy

Australia is undermining its hard work to cut emissions by failing to address growing fossil fuel exports, a former defence chief reckons.

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