Qld facing further electricity bill rises
The Queensland opposition is calling on the state government to intervene in the electricity market to lower wholesale prices, and household and business bills.
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Teen cyclone survivor confronts bank boss
A school boy cyclone survivor has challenged a bank boss to do more on climate change, interrupting an elite business summit to call out "ridiculous" lending.
Queensland climate change targets in doubt
The Queensland government's path to achieving its climate change targets is narrowing as the carbon clock ticks down to 2030.
Sydney to NSW outback possible in EV
Fast chargers are now available for electric vehicles along routes connecting NSW with Victoria, Queensland and South Australia.
COP26 pledges crucial to 2C: new study
Paris pact ambitions to limit global warming to 1.5C are withering but 2C may still be possible if pledges from the Glasgow summit are kept, a new study says.
The good oil: Gladstone plant will turn animal fat into fuel
A Queensland company has launched a sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel plant turning waste and renewable feedstocks into low carbon fuel.
Climate report a ‘file of shame’ -UN chief
The United Nations' latest climate change report catalogues the "empty pledges" that will make the world 'unliveable', says Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
‘Market has spoken’ on NSW hydrogen hubs
The NSW government has received an "overwhelming level" of interest in proposals to turn two coal mining regions into production hubs for renewable hydrogen.
Forrest not to be outdone in renewables
A wind, solar and battery farm in Queensland to power more than 650,000 homes is key to billionaire Andrew Forrest's plans for "green energy superpower" status.
Bizarre pact fails Snowy River: scientists
Scientists say a bizarre government pact with no expiry date has robbed the Snowy River of the water it needs to cope with the hydro power scheme.
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Even ‘refuge’ reefs won’t survive 1.5C
Scientists have issued a dire new warning about coral reef losses even if the world manages to limit global warming to 1.5C.