Drop test: tech giant to ditch single-use plastic packs
More Christmas gifts purchased online will arrive in recyclable packaging this year after a two-year research project into making envelopes green.
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Woodside gas project given WA environmental approval
After six years of assessment and hundreds of appeals against it, a massive Woodside gas project has been given WA environmental approval to operate until 2070.
Push to spark up EV policy to drive net zero ambitions
Misinformation and an early end to state subsidies has slowed electric car adoption and may mean Australia misses its climate goals, a study has found.
Work on ‘safe’ nuclear reactors from day one of victory
A warning it will take "decades" to make coal sites safe for nuclear reactors has been dismissed as polling shows staunch opposition from women voters.
Santos sold vague plan as carbon blueprint, court told
A plan for gas giant Santos to reduce emissions does not rely on real projects and could mislead the public, a group has told the Federal Court.
Exhausted: Australia lags Europe, US on car pollution
Vehicles are getting bigger but more efficient, a transport study has found, but Australia is still being lapped by other nations on low-emission cars.
Renewable hydrogen tech could give green light to jobs
Australia could unlock $1.7 billion and thousands of jobs by 2050 if it seizes the opportunity to create hydrogen-manufacturing equipment, a study has found.
Protesters stop coal boats as more than 100 arrested
Ships have paused journeys in the Port of Newcastle after protesters gathered on the water to demand the government end new fossil fuel mines.
Coal mine approvals defended after major port blockade
A senior minister has pointed to her record of approving renewable energy projects as her government comes under attack by climate protesters.
‘Emergency measures’ needed to suppress fire ant sting
A race is on to stop the potential nationwide spread of devastating fire ants as fears increase ahead of summer.
Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims
A billion-dollar purported price tag for a new national park has dropped jaws and raised eyebrows as loggers and environmentalists resume hostilities.
Australia urged to follow Middle East on nuclear power
Australia could have nuclear power reactors operating within 12 years, an inquiry has heard, if the nation follows the Middle East rather than Europe.
Australia to present argument in landmark climate case
Pacific island nations are pushing for more action on climate change as they face the existential threat of rising tides and a lack of access to finance.
Climate protest flotilla descends on biggest coal port
A sea of kayaks has entered the water at the Port of Newcastle as climate activists protested over ongoing approvals for fossil fuel projects.
Three charged after activists disrupt coal ships
Protesters have been arrested and charged after allegedly paddling into ship lanes and disrupting coal vessels in the Port of Newcastle.
COP29 clinches $US300 billion climate compromise deal
Countries have clinched a deal to inject $US300 billion annually to combat climate change and help poor nations cope with the impact of global warming.
Reef coral battling after bleaching, natural disasters
Coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef continues to struggle following extensive bleaching events which are increasing in frequency amid climate change.
Australia to be scored on its renewable energy progress
Australian efforts to cut emissions and generate more renewable electricity will be tracked and traced by a climate group.
Renewable investment push as Trump panics world leaders
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is joining world leaders in pushing for greater action on climate change and investment in renewables at a major summit.
Albanese touts open trade as unity evades world leaders
Anthony Albanese is promising to remain focused on climate change and open trade after the policies of Donald Trump set the agenda of a major economic summit.
Electric cars may save power grid, if drivers let them
Motorists could decide the future of Australia's energy networks by when they choose to buy an electric car and how they recharge it.
Trump joins Musk, Kid Rock in New York for UFC fight
Donald Trump has returned to the scene of a controversial campaign rally in New York to watch UFC 309 with Elon Musk, Kid Rock and Robert F Kennedy Jr.
World looks to G20 for breakthrough in climate talks
United Nations officials are urging G20 leaders to break the COP29 stalemate as wealthy nations ask more countries to help foot the climate bill.
Carbon credits scheme missing threatened species mark
Australia's carbon projects are doing little to conserve the nation's most threatened species whose habitat is mostly on privately owned agricultural land.
‘Most important in years’: key climate summit kicks off
Australia's climate change minister is urging his counterparts to adopt ambitious emissions targets as world leaders discuss the future for a warming globe.
Trump, trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit
Nations are preparing for tough talks on finance and trade as the annual UN climate summit kicked off in Azerbaijan.
Pay up or face climate disaster, UN chief warns summit
Nations must "pay up" to prevent climate-led humanitarian disasters or humanity will pay the price, UN chief Antonio Guterres has told the COP29 climate summit.
Qld regions remain in the dark about nuclear power plan
A federal inquiry has heard strong support for a nuclear industry in regional Queensland even though local councillors say they were not consulted.
Fire ants escape Queensland hidden in ‘treated turf’
Turf ticked off as being treated for fire ants has proven to be a Trojan horse for one of the worst invasive species to reach Australian shores.
Regions speak out over carrying ‘forced’ energy burden
Australians in regional towns worry they will be forced to accept nuclear power plants even if they object to them, an inquiry has heard.
Electric cars could keep lights on in Australian homes
The batteries inside electric cars could be used to power households in Australia before the end of the year after the release of technological standards.