Environment
Australia talking on loss and damage fund
9 November
Australia is âconstructively engagingâ on a fund that would see rich nations financially assist poorer ones to mitigate climate change-fuelled damage. Energy Minister Chris Bowen wouldnât specifically commit to back the âloss and damage...[Read More]
Electric car tax cuts welcome, more wanted
26 October
Federal budget tax cuts for electric cars and moves to create a national electric vehicle charging network in Australia have been welcomed by motoring and environmental groups overnight. The policies could shave $4700 off the cost of buying an...[Read More]
Expert finds short cut to emissions target
19 October
Australia can meet its emissions reduction target and ease its biodiversity crisis if it decides to end logging in native forests, a leading climate scientist says. Professor Brendan Mackey, who has co-authored reports for the Intergovernmental...[Read More]
Carbon credits key to Aust emissions cuts
12 October
Proposed laws to reward Australia’s biggest industrial greenhouse gas emitters for reducing pollution have been released by the federal government. Energy Minister Chris Bowen used a business summit to begin three weeks of consultation on...[Read More]
Big Battery âmore useful than big bananaâ
21 September
Australia can’t become fully powered by renewable energy without storage to support wind and solar, industry warns. South Australia’s Hornsdale Power Reserve was the world’s first Big Battery, since overtaken by a larger plant in...[Read More]
Farmers âbig winnersâ in UK trade deal
21 September
Australia’s agricultural sector would be the big winner in a new free trade deal with the UK, the chief negotiator says. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Elisabeth Bowes has told a parliamentary inquiry ratifying the...[Read More]
Australia urged to help climate diplomacy
7 September
Australia must pull its weight in the Pacific and go harder on cutting emissions, according to international climate leaders. South Korea’s Ban Ki-moon, former secretary-general of the United Nations, told a forum in Canberra on Tuesday that...[Read More]
Minerals sector to drive clean energy: PM
7 September
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pledging to work collaboratively with the minerals industry as Australia transitions to a clean energy future. Citing the lessons of last week’s jobs and skills summit where unions, businesses and government...[Read More]
Power pole points to charge electric cars
7 September
Electric car drivers without garages will be able to plug into power poles on NSW streets under a trial. The federal Australian Renewable Energy Agency on Tuesday 30 August announced $871,000 for an Australian-first roll out of 50 points. Agency CEO...[Read More]
Aussies want green transport options, fast
31 August
Australians overwhelmingly want governments to splash cash on a fast transition to green transport options that will save them money and fight climate change, a national survey shows. A YouGov poll of 2160 Australians, commissioned by the Climate...[Read More]