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Coal stations too expensive in the long run

Closure of Origin Energy’s Eraring coal power station by 2025 will save Australians up to $3000 in energy costs over the next 10 years. Energy policy expert and founder of Nexa Advisory, Stephanie Bashir, has released a report which recommends six policy initiatives to help the government...

Pacific nations fight to take climate harm to the highest court

Nations in the Pacific at the frontlines of climate change, such as the country of Tuvalu, are taking their fight for survival to the world’s highest court, the International Court of Justice, as rising sea levels and natural disaster continue to threaten lives and livelihoods

Traditional owners win court case to stop nuclear waste dump in South Australia

A Federal Court judge has sided with the Barngarla people and blocked a nuclear waste facility from being built near Kimba, South Australia, citing the “apprehended bias” of former Coalition resources minister Keith Pitt.An unrelenting heatwave is sweeping across southern Europe and North America,...

Kimberley traditional owners invest in green hydrogen

A unique partnership between traditional owners and climate crisis investment and advisory firm Pollination, is promising to establish a $3bn green hydrogen project near the town of Kununurra in the Kimberley. Three Indigenous groups will each have an initial 25% share in the new company,...

Tasmania jails first forest protestor in a decade

A Tasmanian forest protester has been sentenced to three months jail – the first time in a decade anyone in the state has served time for environmental activism. Before entering court Colette Joan Harmsen made a passionate speech to a large group of forest and anti-mining protesters who turned up...

Woodside EPA extension would be a climate disaster

Fossil fuel giant Woodside is one step closer to being granted a 50-year extension for its gas processing facility in the Pilbara after the Western Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) dismissed appeals arguing it should be stopped on climate science and cultural grounds. Greenpeace...

Rooftop solar uptake is on track for another record year

Rooftop solar is on track for another near-record annual installation tally as households seek to beat rising power prices, yet this growth is in contrast with a sharp slowdown in new investments for large-scale solar farms in recent years. Data group Rystad Energy attributes this to supply chain...

Nuclear too slow and expensive to help Australia reach net zero, study finds

Nuclear power should not form part of Australia’s plans to reach net zero emissions, a new report has found - but the pipeline of solar and onshore wind projects could fall short of what’s needed.The Andrews Government is being urged to end its opposition to Commonwealth water purchases in the...

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