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- Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests 11 hours agoWarm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank finds
- The hidden costs of fracking: boom in Argentina linked to trail of sickness Thu, 15 Oct 26, 9:00pmFamilies in Vaca Muerta, the centre of Patagonia’s shale operation, report cancers, miscarriages and pollution
- Just what damage can the emissions from a new fossil fuel facility cause? A new tool has estimates 2 days agoFrom crop failures to coral bleaching, a new tool developed by climate scientists aims to predict in detail the impacts of each megatonne of carbon emissions
- Australian industry reliant on gas for ‘foreseeable future’, resources minister tells press club Wed, 14 Oct 26, 4:52pmMadeleine King says national gas reservation scheme, expected to come into effect from 2028, will reduce power prices
- Minns government’s only meeting before reopening gas exploration was with fossil fuel lobby Mon, 12 Oct 26, 10:00amExclusive: Peak body for oil and gas industry met with minister’s office before a 2014 freeze on new licences was overturned, documents show
- Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending Mon, 12 Oct 26, 4:00pmExclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say
- Our place in the sun: Australia’s uptake of solar panels is already through the roof. How much higher could it get? Sun, 11 Oct 26, 6:00amSunshine, government subsidies and high power prices are driving record solar installations
- Cop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence Fri, 9 Oct 26, 11:00pm‘The climate issue is the security issue,’ says Turkish minister at Pacific pre-Cop summit in Fiji
- Chris Minns says activists shouldn’t get ‘overexcited’ about ‘technical’ landmark coalmine decision Thu, 8 Oct 26, 4:04pmHigh court judgment blocking Mount Pleasant mine expansion will not affect state regulation, NSW premier says
- Overseas, Albanese sees ‘the very definition of climate injustice’ – but at home, he still wants coal Thu, 8 Oct 26, 1:00amIt isn’t hard to see a contradiction between the PM’s message in Fiji and his opposition to legal action to stop a NSW coalmine
- ‘Lawyers should be running to courts’ to stop coal approvals after landmark ruling, NSW MP says Wed, 7 Oct 26, 6:24pmHigh court finding in favour of Hunter Valley community group sets precedent other environmentalists should follow, advocate says
- Poland’s ‘solidarity’ push for EU energy resilience in face of Russian aggression Wed, 7 Oct 26, 3:00pmIn the second article in a series on the Polish economy, we look at how the country is forging closer ties with its neighbours
- Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case over Mount Pleasant coalmine Wed, 7 Oct 26, 12:44pmRuling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says
- US supreme court hears big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits Tue, 6 Oct 26, 4:48amHow court will lean is unclear amid Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level
- Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal Mon, 5 Oct 26, 1:00amGlobal campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuels