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- Former UN climate chief urges Australia to set ‘prosperity’ target of cutting emissions by 75% by 2035 one day agoExclusive: Ambitious emissions reductions target would increase the country’s chance of winning rights to host Cop31 in 2026, Christiana Figueres says
- Coalition’s climate tussles to get public airing as parliament debates Barnaby Joyce’s bill to dump net zero Mon, 25 Aug 25, 1:00amIdeological tensions to be on full display amid growing list of Liberal state divisions opposed to emissions reduction policy
- Solar car teams chase ‘dreams of a more sustainable future’ in gruelling 3,000km race across Australian outback Sun, 24 Aug 25, 12:53pmBridgestone World Solar Challenge starts in Darwin on Sunday, with 34 cars from 17 countries racing across desert to Adelaide
- Chevron boss’s gripe about Australia: be more like the US or the Middle East | Temperature check Tue, 19 Aug 25, 1:03amMike Wirth, CEO of company responsible for more greenhouse gases than any other independently owned entity, thinks Australia should adopt US policies to attract fossil fuel dollars
- Which way will the wind blow? Decision day looms for planned windfarm on Tasmania’s Robbins Island Sat, 16 Aug 25, 1:00amBird lovers and business leaders await verdict on a long-fought proposal to build up to 100 turbines
- Commonwealth Bank urged to repay fees of 2 million low-income customers after posting record profit Wed, 13 Aug 25, 6:33pmAustralia’s biggest bank delivers bumper payout to shareholders as CBA vows to end lending to coal companies with no net zero plans
- Commonwealth Bank posts record $10.25bn profit and reveals plan to clamp down on coal lending Wed, 13 Aug 25, 12:18pmAustralia’s biggest bank delivers bumper payout to shareholders as CBA vows to end lending to coal companies with no net zero plans
- A burning issue: why it’s time to ditch the wood-fired heater and opt for eco alternatives Sat, 9 Aug 25, 1:00amWood burning is one of the biggest sources of fine particulate pollution in Australia. Here are ways to reduce emissions and improve your health
- Australian researchers discover two invasive weeds have the potential to be burned as biofuel Wed, 6 Aug 25, 1:00amBrazilian nightshade and climbing asparagus can be made into biomass pellets, presenting an opportunity for an alternative form of energy, scientists say
- Clean energy subsidies should be replaced with ‘market-based incentives’ from 2030, Australia’s Productivity Commission says Sun, 3 Aug 25, 10:30pmInterim report on investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation sets out reforms
- Clean energy subsidies should be replaced with ‘market-based incentives’ from 2030, Productivity Commission says Sun, 3 Aug 25, 10:30pmInterim report on investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation sets out reforms to boost Australia’s productivity
- Adani claims its export program helps contribute to sustainable energy – but experts say that’s ‘wilful disinformation’ Thu, 31 Jul 25, 1:00amIndian conglomerate’s claim about exporting coal and its role for developing nations is ‘meaningless sustainability waffle’ and amounts to greenwashing, one says
- UN climate chief warns Australia not to pick a ‘bog standard’ 2035 carbon emissions target Mon, 28 Jul 25, 12:00pmUN Framework Convention on Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell says Australia has ‘one shot’ to seize the moment on clean energy
- Fortescue axes two green hydrogen projects after Trump administration’s shift on renewables Fri, 25 Jul 25, 1:33pm‘Lack of certainty’ and step back in green ambition has made it hard for previously feasible projects to proceed, mining company says
- Australian taxpayers on the hook to pay Chevron more than $500m to clean up oil wells Wed, 23 Jul 25, 11:00amDeal struck in 1980s refunds about half of what the US multinational fossil fuel company paid in royalties, documents show