Canberrans will see their electricity costs fall from 1 July as the state’s renewable energy contracts shield consumers from soaring wholesale electricity prices.
First Nations traditional owners from the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory have launched a Federal Court action to try and stop the development of Santos’ Barossa gas project off the coast of Darwin.
And new research suggests we face a 50 per cent chance of locking in 1.5C of global warming by 2025 unless greenhouse gas emissions are dramatically reduced.
Island in the energy price storm: renewables help ACT cut power costs
The ACT will cut electricity prices this year, bucking a trend of soaring power bills for the rest of Australia, as the territory benefits from long-term contracts that locked in low-cost renewable energy.
Tiwi traditional owners launch Federal Court action to try and stop Santos Barossa gas field
First Nations traditional owners say they were not properly consulted about the impacts of Santos’ Barossa gas project off the coast of Darwin.
“Limited time:” World will lock in 1.5°C warming by 2025 without big emissions cuts
In a new paper published in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers from the University of Washington, Seattle, warn that the world needs an ‘abrupt cessation’ of greenhouse gas emissions to prevent locking in global warming above safe levels.
Brewery says cheers to carbon neutral beer
Australia's first carbon-neutral certified beer from Lion is part of a strategy that includes carbon-neutral commitments across all operations and products.
Climate change is slowing down the conveyor belt of ocean currents that brings warm water from the tropics up to the North Atlantic.