Thami Croeser demonstrates how the street trees on Canning Street in Carlton are failing to thrive,compared with the established trees in Carlton Gardens.

The simple fix that will cool our streets – if only we get it right

While street trees often fail to thrive,the solutions to help these urban oases flourish are devastatingly simple.

  • Bianca Hall

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Andrew Forrest at Sydney airport in January 2021 boarding the Fortescue Metals private jet to fly back to Perth.

Twiggy Forrest takes his updated private jet for a blast to Africa

The Australian climate change messiah used his Fortescue private jet for a recent trip to Africa after getting the aircraft fitted with a new engine.

  • John Buckley andFiona Byrne
Energy expect Professor Ty Christopher.

‘Diesel is the new bog roll’:Let’s make this fuel crisis our last

If people “calmed their farm” we would have sufficient fuel supply for all Australians,according to this power industry expert.

  • Peter FitzSimons
A tiny forest nine months after planting at Cedar Brush Creek on the Central Coast.

How forests the size of tennis courts transform Australian cities

You’ve heard of tiny homes,but what about tiny forests? It’s a growing movement in Australia,based on Japanese ideas.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Graham Palmer is a 79-year-old renter in Ringwood who has been trying to get solar panels installed in his four unit block to save on power,but has been blocked by investor owners.

‘We’ve been left out’:The home owners locked out of cheap energy

Some Victorians who are keen to electrify their homes are unable to do so as easily as their neighbours.

  • Caroline Zielinski
CSIRO’s modelling has been used to predict the impact of climate change on Australia and its neighbours.

‘Worst thing I’ve ever seen’:CSIRO slashes climate modelling jobs

Australia’s science agency is cutting more than 100 jobs in its Environment Research Unit,which critics say will crush our capacity to predict climate change.

  • Bianca Hall
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Electric Vehicle sales have delivered a significant turnaround in the nation’s progress towards its climate targets.

The controversial tax break driving down carbon emissions for the first time since COVID

The rising popularity of EVs has reversed a stubborn trend in the nation’s pollution.

  • Mike Foley andNick Toscano
Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood years of second best climate policy continues to weigh on the economy and greenhouse gas reduction.

Australians bearing the brunt of ‘second-best’ climate plans

One of the nation’s leading economists says Australians are paying the price for a political class that is “far from brave” when it comes to climate policy.

  • Shane Wright
Australian summers are hot,but not all homes are designed for the heat.

How to cool your home in summer,from cheap,small steps to a full reno

Many Australian homes are not built for hot days,but there are small choices that can make a big difference in the heat.

  • Shona Hendley
Sea Forest founder and CEO Sam Elsom at the company’s site in Triabunna,Tasmania.

Move over AI,seaweed is the new wonder product

One type of seaweed cuts methane emissions and fattens cattle and another has natural polymers that behave like plastic.

  • Simon Johanson