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Australia's biggest polluters to face emissions review

Australia's biggest polluters to face emissions review

Regulations that limit emissions from Australia's biggest polluters will come under scrutiny in a review that could reshape the scheme.

Sales surge: electric, hybrid cars drive vehicle record

Sales surge: electric, hybrid cars drive vehicle record

Sales surge: electric, hybrid cars drive vehicle record

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.

Steel trap: Australia must make green metal or risk ore

Steel trap: Australia must make green metal or risk ore

Steel trap: Australia must make green metal or risk ore

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.

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One ingredient offers recipe for cheaper green hydrogen

One ingredient offers recipe for cheaper green hydrogen

By tweaking one substance used to create green hydrogen, researchers say they could unlock more of the fuel's potential.

Burnt, buried, dumped: call to mandate tyre recycling

Burnt, buried, dumped: call to mandate tyre recycling

Old tyres were being burnt to make cheap fuel and buried on mining sites rather than recycled, an inquiry has been told, creating a missed opportunity.

Electric trucks to clean up soap, detergent deliveries

Electric trucks to clean up soap, detergent deliveries

An electric prime mover will go into service on roads in one Australian capital, with the cleaner transport delivering cleaning products for a major brand.

Used electric cars drive records as fuel prices bite

Used electric cars drive records as fuel prices bite

It's not just new car sales - electric vehicles are taking off in Australia's second-hand automotive market as buyers seek to avoid high petrol costs.

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Australian green hydrogen project gets the green light

Australian green hydrogen project gets the green light

Australian green hydrogen project gets the green light

Australian green hydrogen project gets the green light

A renewable hydrogen plant proposed for the NSW Hunter Valley will go ahead after a multimillion-dollar boost.

Tax all cars: state urged to expand road-user charge

Tax all cars: state urged to expand road-user charge

Tax all cars: state urged to expand road-user charge

Tax all cars: state urged to expand road-user charge

The NSW government could avoid having its planned road-user charge struck out by courts with big changes, including taxing more drivers.

Concrete example: carbon refinery to turn gases green

Concrete example: carbon refinery to turn gases green

Concrete example: carbon refinery to turn gases green

Concrete example: carbon refinery to turn gases green

An Australian facility will seek to prove carbon can be embedded into useful products, such as concrete, paint and plasterboard, and resold for a profit.

Climate agencies to ask AI to predict future disasters

Climate agencies to ask AI to predict future disasters

Climate agencies to ask AI to predict future disasters

Climate agencies to ask AI to predict future disasters

Artificial intelligence could play a major role in predicting natural disasters around Australia but authorities warn they do not understand it well enough.

Electric or bust: truck industry demands urgent U-turn

Electric or bust: truck industry demands urgent U-turn

Electric or bust: truck industry demands urgent U-turn

Electric or bust: truck industry demands urgent U-turn

Skyrocketing diesel prices are adding cost and uncertainty to heavy transport and operators are calling for help to change the industry's direction.

Bumpy path predicted for self-driving cars in Australia

Bumpy path predicted for self-driving cars in Australia

Bumpy path predicted for self-driving cars in Australia

Bumpy path predicted for self-driving cars in Australia

Australia could cut emissions and car parks by introducing self-driving cars, but the technology could also have unexpected negative effects on roads.

Renewable energy project may help blow down power bills

Renewable energy project may help blow down power bills

Renewable energy project may help blow down power bills

Renewable energy project may help blow down power bills

The savings from a new type of energy project could slash electricity bills for households in Victoria, NSW and Queensland, and consume less farming land.

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Postcode where more drivers plug into electric car cuts

More than 100,000 Australians have taken advantage of the federal government's tax exemption for electric vehicles but households in one location are most keen.

Tax cut could help more drivers dodge petrol price hike

More Australians could turn to electric vehicles to avoid rising fuel costs if governments keep tax cuts for their purchase and consider new incentives.

'Asleep at the wheel': gas emissions spark criticism

A territory's pollution monitor has been "asleep at the wheel", allowing two gas giants to pollute a city's air with impunity, an environmental watchdog says.

Big trucks and buses drive a heavy healthcare burden

Premature deaths and childhood asthma are among the health risks of allowing high-polluting heavy vehicles to travel on populated routes.

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Popular car brand earns $24m debt under pollution rules

Some of the most popular car companies in Australia and a selection of luxury brands have failed to meet emissions targets in their first year of operation.

'Right the ship': polluters tax could be vote spinner

An ex-Labor strategist turned pollster says there are votes in taxing Australia's biggest polluters through reframing the debate and evolving demographics.

Farmers sue mining giant over alleged 'toxic trifecta'

Neighbours of Australia's biggest gold and copper mine allege dust from its tailings dam has poisoned their land, in a "disaster" for health and agriculture.

Households could get paid under plan to price pollution

Australia could raise $35 billion a year by putting a price on pollution and help households and businesses by sharing the revenue, a report has found.

Almost 70 schools to close as asbestos concerns spread

An asbestos scare linked to coloured sand products has prompted dozens of school closures as decontamination work continues.

Germany supports Brazil's forest plan at climate talks

World leaders gathered on the edge of the imperilled Amazon rainforest for a second day of talks at the world's most important meeting on climate change.

Hybrids, small SUVs revealed as unexpected gas guzzlers

Popular vehicles including petrol-powered SUVs and hybrids are exceeding their advertised fuel consumption by up to 21 per cent, tests have found.

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