After mammoth negotiations led by Pacific Island nations the Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands, the global shipping industry is set to have an emissions levy imposed. It comes after gruelling United Nations negotiations ended with an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Play at Wimbledon came to a standstill after three anti-oil activists ran onto two courts and scattered puzzle pieces and confetti. It is the latest in a string of protests at high-profile events by the activist group Just Stop Oil, calling on the UK government to halt licensing new coal, gas and...

Latest industry figures show EVs accounted for a record 9.4 per cent of new car sales in June, up from 1.7 per cent a year earlier. The age of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) appears to be drawing to an end, at least in Australia, with plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) forming a significantly...

The world's average temperature reached a new high on Monday, and scientists are blaming mankind's ongoing carbon emissions, in combination with the El Nino weather event, for the record-breaking heat.It comes as Australia is accused of “vastly underreporting” its methane emissions, and the latest...

UN human rights chief speaks to climate-induced hunger crisisThe United Nations’ human rights chief has issued a dire warning that up to 80 million people could face hunger by the middle of this century if climate change targets are not met. Volker Turk, speaking at a debate held by the UN Human...

Australia’s coal miners and gas producers are facing sharp falls in commodity prices this year, ending their extraordinary run of record profits, as a historic global supply crunch continues to ease and an economic slowdown dampens demand.

A joint scheme between the Federal and New South Wales governments aims to eliminate predicted energy shortfalls in the electricity network by boosting investment in renewables such as wind and solar. 

Citizen scientists from Wildlife of the Central Highlands (WOTCH) and the Victorian Forest Alliance (VFA) have discovered state-owned logging company VicForests has continued to illegally destroy numerous endangered Tree Geebungs while doing 'regeneration' works. The area is within the Immediate...

There she blows: Mega Southern Ocean wind farm zone unveiledAbout 200 kilometres of Southern Ocean coastline could be unlocked to become an offshore wind farm zone stretching from Warrnambool in Victoria to Port MacDonnell in South Australia – potentially creating 3000 ongoing jobs in the region....

BMW backs campaign to slash EV pricesGlobal automotive giant BMW has thrown its weight behind the European Union’s push for the Albanese government to cut the cost of high-end electric vehicles by slashing the luxury tax that applies to cars above $89,332. Earlier this month, Trade Minister Don...