Sustainable aviation fuel could be a $10 billion industry as Australia targets "Jet Zero"

Australia could produce billions of litres of sustainable aviation fuel in the second half of the decade, a new report by the CSIRO and Boeing has found.

Pollution at Australia’s largest Antarctic research station, Casey, has exceeded international guidelines for close to 20 years, new research shows.

The Northern Territory's renewed call for large-scale solar investment "will fall flat on it's face" due to "unrealistic" regulation, the architect of the government's renewables road map says.

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Sustainable aviation fuel could be a $10 billion industry as Australia targets "Jet Zero"
Greener fuel for airlines could be a $10 billion industry for Australia according to a new report by the CSIRO and Boeing. Australia could produce up to 5 billion litres a year of sustainable aviation fuel in the second half of the decade as the move towards cutting carbon emissions for airlines accelerates, a new industry road map forecasts.

Pollution at Australia’s largest Antarctic research station exceeded guidelines for almost 20 years
The levels of contaminants such as arsenic and lead at Australia's Casey station eclipsed international quality guidelines between 1997 and 2015, a study has found.

Author of NT government's renewables road map criticises regulation of solar farms amid calls for further investment
The Northern Territory's renewed call for large-scale solar investment "will fall flat on it's face" due to "unrealistic" regulation, the architect of the government's renewables road map says.

Yes in my backyard: Nationals happy to go nuclear
Nationals leader David Littleproud has declared he is open to having a nuclear power plant in his Queensland electorate or Maranoa, as the Coalition pushes a new plan to convert Australia’s existing fleet of coal plants to the controversial source of electricity generation.

European Gas Surges 40% as Australia adds to LNG supply risks
European natural gas jumped by the most since March of last year amid the possibility of worker strikes in Australia, highlighting market jitters over potential supply disruptions.

Scientists search for additional factors heating up Earth
Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fuelling this summer’s record-shattering heat.

Wind-fanned wildfires raze parts of Hawaii, forcing evacuations
Fires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane devastated parts of Hawaii’s Maui and Big Island on Wednesday, forcing some residents to evacuate and turning beloved tourist destinations on the tropical islands into flaming infernos.

Report Quantifies Bad Romance Between Arts and Fossil Fuels
West Australian artists and climate activists are calling for an end to the "bad romance" between arts organisations and gas companies, as a new report from Swinburne University of Technology researchers, launching on Thursday August 10, for the first time quantifies fossil fuel company partnerships with the arts.

ASX companies step up climate change reporting: ACSI
Most ASX 200 companies are ready for the start of mandatory climate reporting, with almost 70 per cent of the index now reporting against the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures framework, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors.

Darwin’s ‘sustainable’ Middle Arm project reveals Australia’s huge climate policy gamble
Protesters rallied at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday, railing against Darwin’s controversial Middle Arm venture which critics say would benefit the gas industry.