Better travel options can halve travel pollution from transport by 2030

Halving transport pollution in Australia by 2030 is possible under the Climate Council’s ground breaking plan to electrify the nation and cut climate pollution by 75% this decade.

The environment and water minister Tanya Plibersek has announced she will reject an apartment and retail development on an internationally important wetland at Queensland’s Moreton Bay. “These wetlands are rare, unique and important to prevent the extinction of animals like the eastern curlew and loggerhead turtle.

A record number of batteries were installed across Australia in 2023, in homes, businesses and at grid-scale, according to a new report from solar and storage market analyst SunWiz.

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Better travel options can halve climate pollution from transport by 2030
Halving transport pollution in Australia by 2030 is possible under the Climate Council’s groundbreaking plan to electrify the nation and cut climate pollution by 75% this decade.

Tanya Plibersek rejects Toondah Harbour project over impact on globally significant wetlands
The environment and water minister Tanya Plibersek has announced she will reject an apartment and retail development on an internationally important wetland at Queensland’s Moreton Bay.

Record-breaking year for battery installations across Australia in 2023
A record number of batteries were installed across Australia in 2023, in homes, businesses and at grid-scale, according to a new report from solar and storage market analyst SunWiz.

Rising waters, rising urgency - Climate change hits home in New South Wales
The recent downpours and floods inundating Illawarra and western Sydney communities, declared a national disaster by the NSW government, are a stark reminder of the escalating threats posed by climate change, caused by the burning of coal, oil and gas.

European Union presses ahead with SMR technology as bitter nuclear feud deepens
The European Union will forge ahead with the development of small modular nuclear reactors with a view to deploying them by the early 2030s, its energy commissioner has stated, as the Albanese government shuns the uptake of the technology.

Expert group calls for overhaul of disaster review
“The inquiry only examined six specific issues, so how many flawed procedures might continue in areas that still haven’t been independently looked at? The coroner finding so many simple but important problems - more than four years later - proves the need for more timely, continuous and expert disaster reviews.

What are hydrogen electrolysers and can they help lead Australia to a fossil fuel-free future?
Green hydrogen is touted as the fuel of the future, but to get there we have to make it cheaper. 

Shareholders in Santos and Woodside Energy could get a bigger bang for their buck from an "end-game strategy"
Shareholders in Santos and Woodside Energy could get a bigger bang for their buck from an "end-game strategy" and not more gas, independent analysis suggests.

Huge German Clock Aims To Fight Climate Change
Mumbai-based Studio Aditya Mandlik have created a giant lit-up clock in Mannheim, Germany designed to battle climate change. Comprising seven pie-shaped spaces, each representing a day of the week, the installation features twenty-four luminous columns adorned with solar panels.