Environment
Satellite radar sensors to help map floods
23 November
Australians could be given faster and more accurate warnings in the face of devastating floods using satellite technology and radar imaging sensors, a Queensland study shows. Scientists have combined optical satellite images with information from...[Read More]
Offshore wind to power clean energy shift
16 November
Australia will join an offshore wind alliance to catch up on the technology and harness some of the best winds in the world. “Countries around the world have taken advantage of the jobs and energy that offshore wind can provide,” Climate and...[Read More]
Australia talking on loss and damage fund
9 November
Australia is “constructively engaging” on a fund that would see rich nations financially assist poorer ones to mitigate climate change-fuelled damage. Energy Minister Chris Bowen wouldn’t specifically commit to back the ‘loss and damage...[Read More]
How Green Hydrogen Could End The Fossil Fuel Era [TED Talk Video]
3 November
As climate change accelerates, finding clean alternatives to fossil fuels is more urgent than ever. Social entrepreneur Vaitea Cowan believes green hydrogen is the answer. Watch as she shares her team’s work mass producing electrolyzers —...[Read More]
Insurers prepare for soaring climate cost
2 November
The cost of extreme weather events is expected to soar and put insurance out of reach for some communities. The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) released landmark research on Wednesday on the scale of the challenge and how the industry should...[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 ‘more useful than big banana’
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]
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]