As Australia’s shift from coal to renewables continues at pace,companies are working on innovative ways to store larger amounts of clean energy.
A protest vote on the cost of living will achieve little. The best election outcome would be a minority government dependent on the support of those who get the urgency of climate action.
The fossil fuel industry is fighting back harder than ever against those who would seek to curtail it to protect the climate. Profits are up,political pressure for change is down. Meanwhile,the planet just gets hotter.
Experts say Australia risks being isolated from international firefighters and water-bombing aircraft in its next bushfire season.
Global temperatures continued to rise in 2024 as the UN chief warned of a “climate breakdown”.
Victorians would be forced to replace broken gas heaters and hot-water units with electric versions from as early as 2026 under the state government’s favoured plan.
Rattled by Donald Trump’s victory and pushback against earlier commitments,the world’s climate diplomats have struggled to find common ground during COP29 talks.
Xi Jinping will take great delight in showing the world how decadent the US becomes under Donald Trump when it comes to global warming. The planet may be the winner.
Soaring heat and compounding natural disasters are triggering fatal heart-related illnesses,mosquito-borne viruses and other fetal abnormalities.
Despite its lofty net zero goals,the NSW planning process has been a slow-moving morgue for big projects but that might now change.