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Almost 70 schools to close as asbestos concerns spread

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

Germany supports Brazil's forest plan at climate talks

Germany supports Brazil's forest plan at climate talks

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

Hybrids, small SUVs revealed as unexpected gas guzzlers

Hybrids, small SUVs revealed as unexpected gas guzzlers

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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Financial sector urged to shoot higher on climate risk

Financial sector urged to shoot higher on climate risk

The global financial sector has been urged to prevent further backsliding on climate and to stop funnelling money into new fossil fuels in an open letter.

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.

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.

Industry, climate firms to give green iron green light

Industry, climate firms to give green iron green light

Creating a green metals industry is taking longer than expected, experts say, but an Australian summit is seeking ways to accelerate its creation.

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Call to screw the cap on $11 billion diesel subsidy

Call to screw the cap on $11 billion diesel subsidy

Call to screw the cap on $11 billion diesel subsidy

Call to screw the cap on $11 billion diesel subsidy

More mining giants may clean up their operations if the government capped generous credits on diesel fuel and incentivised green projects, a report finds.

US memo urges countries to reject UN plastic caps

US memo urges countries to reject UN plastic caps

US memo urges countries to reject UN plastic caps

US memo urges countries to reject UN plastic caps

Hopes for a "last-chance" ambitious global treaty that tackles the full life cycle of plastic pollution have dimmed.

Green hydrogen hype fades but future hopes are bright

Green hydrogen hype fades but future hopes are bright

Green hydrogen hype fades but future hopes are bright

Green hydrogen hype fades but future hopes are bright

Two major Australian green hydrogen projects have been abandoned within weeks but experts say it will give investors time to rethink the future of the fuel.

Australian-made green plane fuel closer with grant win

Australian-made green plane fuel closer with grant win

Australian-made green plane fuel closer with grant win

Australian-made green plane fuel closer with grant win

Creating sustainable aviation fuel without using farm waste could be possible within months, researchers say, and will cut emissions from air travel.

Beyond carbon: big four banks urged to capture more gas

Beyond carbon: big four banks urged to capture more gas

Beyond carbon: big four banks urged to capture more gas

Beyond carbon: big four banks urged to capture more gas

It is a potent greenhouse gas responsible for climate change, but a report has found Australia's major banks have yet to single out methane emissions.

Utes dominate vehicles sales and push BYD past Tesla

Utes dominate vehicles sales and push BYD past Tesla

Utes dominate vehicles sales and push BYD past Tesla

Utes dominate vehicles sales and push BYD past Tesla

Australia's love affair with the ute has dominated new vehicle sales during June, but one hybrid model has had an unusual impact on Australia's auto market.

Hitting the brakes on EV, hybrid help could slow cuts

Hitting the brakes on EV, hybrid help could slow cuts

Hitting the brakes on EV, hybrid help could slow cuts

Hitting the brakes on EV, hybrid help could slow cuts

Removing tax breaks for plug-in hybrid vehicles is stalling their adoption, a group warns, and a lack of incentives could slow efforts to cut car emissions.

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'Swimming pool of sewage': raw spill flows into suburbs

Residents are outraged as authorities work to mop up a massive sewage spill that sent human waste into suburban streets, parks, a river and harbour.

Call for workplace change to drive electric car take-up

Fewer than one-in-three electric vehicle drivers can access a charger at work and incentives could get more people to go electric and drive to the office.

Recycling firm, boss cop largest fine over toxic blaze

An environment watchdog has secured its largest fine after a waste recycling company and its director were penalised for a toxic blaze that forced evacuations.

Some hybrid cars thirstier than their petrol peers

On-road vehicle tests show some hybrid vehicles are not saving as much petrol as lab tests promise and a two use more than standard cars on highways.

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Car sales accelerate, with hybrids leading the charge

More drivers are getting behind the wheel of a new car but preferences are changing, with hybrids speeding up and petrol cars slowing down.

U-turn on gas-guzzler fines could penalise motorists

Carmakers who fail to meet environmental standards will not be penalised under proposed changes expected during the election campaign.

Hitting the brakes: hybrid sales clouded by tax cut end

A tax concession for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles has come to the end of the road and experts say it could affect future car sales and emissions.

Tesla Cybertruck named the hero of motor show comeback

It is large, futuristic and not ready to drive on Australian roads but Tesla's Cybertruck will be the centrepiece of the first Melbourne motor show in 15 years.

'Hazard approach' needed to control forever chemicals

An inquiry has been told greater action is needed by government to safeguard against "forever chemicals", which can be found in common products.

Space junk and carbon emissions could cut your internet

The number of satellites providing vital services could be cut in the coming years due to rising greenhouse gas emissions and growing space debris.

Green fuel cash injection prepares market for take-off

A $250 million investment in sustainable fuels could tell the rest of the world that Australia is ready to turn its farm waste into flights.

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