Analysts say Origin’s plan for 700MW battery at Lake Macquarie Eraring power station and Neoen’s proposal for a 500MW storage project near Lithgow will accelerate the state’s energy transition.
Two…
Maximum and minimum temperatures were above average for all states and territories, Bureau of Meteorology says
The last decade was the hottest on record for Australia with the temperature almost 1C…
From Australian bushfires to Atlantic hurricanes, insurance damages were the highest annual total ever, says Christian Aid study.
The world’s 10 costliest weather disasters of 2020 saw insured…
The evidence to the contrary comes from the Morrison government’s own data.
Just as people in the Middle Ages mistakenly believed the sun revolved around the Earth, many modern-day Australians…
Conservationists allege company has breached its environmental licence 52 times at its NSW Bayswater power station site in the past five years
Australia’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter, AGL, will…
The owners of Australia's newest coal-fired power station have written down the value of the asset to zero, wiping out a $1.2 billion investment in the face of an onslaught of renewable energy.
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LONDON (Reuters) -Lloyd’s of London is scaling back its exposure to coal and oil sands, the commercial insurance market said in its first sustainability report on Wednesday, in a reversal of its…
This year’s spring temperatures would be ‘virtually impossible’ without human greenhouse emissions, according to new report.
Australia’s hottest spring on record, which saw temperatures more than 2C…
The ABC’s Graham Creed says new climate change research could ‘fill a big gap’ in public understanding.
Graham Creed has spent 30 years with his head in synoptic charts, and for the past 20 he’s…
Analysis: Amid rising trade tensions, Chinese interests are keen to develop a high-quality deposit in Guinea. Analysts warn any restrictions on Australian sales to China would ‘send shockwaves…
Climate litigator David Barnden had a landmark win this month against a major superannuation fund. He tells Guardian Australia he is just getting started.
In the public imagination, blockbuster…
If policies promoting net zero emissions by 2050 are adopted 250,000 jobs would be created and $680bn added to the economy.
Australia’s economy will be 6% smaller, there will be 880,000 fewer jobs…
It makes a total of eight tall detached reefs in the area, including at Raine Island, home to the world’s most important green sea turtle nesting area
A vast, detached coral reef has been…
We need to discuss how communities and workers in the coal sector will cope with China’s push for self-sufficiency.
Australian politicians have been selling the “dream” of coal for years, but it’s a…
Australia is transitioning to a clean energy economy, but it should not get distracted by the efforts of the incumbent fossil fuel industry to delay its ‘inevitable’ demise, a panel of energy…
deas of changing how we shop, eat and measure national success are catching on in Australia and elsewhere – inspired by one influential woman, writes Damien Cave
Helena Norberg-Hodge strolled into…
Modelling shows moving towards a net zero emissions economy would unlock financial prospects in sectors including renewables and manufacturing.
Australia could unlock an investment boom of $63bn…