The number of electric vehicles on Australian roads is likely to race past 100,000 early this year, after almost doubling in 2022. The Electric Vehicle Council study released on Tuesday shows more than 83,000 electric cars were being driven in Australia and the number of charging stations had...

The Federal Government is believed to have made a bid to give UNESCO World Heritage Status to the Burrup Peninsula. The bid comes as Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is weighing up a number of major fossil fuel and resources developments in the area, including Woodside's North West Shelf and...

Queensland is expected to swelter through heatwave conditions today. Energy Minister Mick de Brenni says there will be enough electricity supply to “keep the lights on” but warns the system will be “tight”.

New data from the Australian Electoral Commission shows how fossil fuel giants funded the election campaigns of the major parties in 2022, with coal, gas, and oil interests giving more than $2.3 million to the Liberals, Labor, and the Nationals. 

Tributes have flooded for Professor Will Steffen, who died in Canberra on Sunday aged 75. Professor Steffen made incredible contributions to science policy, serving as executive director of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, and was a contributor to five Intergovernmental Panel on...

Scientists have identified a 110 million hectare patch of ocean suitable for seaweed cultivation in Indonesia and Australia. The study, published in Nature Sustainability, looked at 34 seaweed species and where they could feasibly grow. Researchers suggest cuts to methane emissions from using...

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was carried away and detained by police in the German village of Lutzerath. She and other demonstrators had been blocking the front of a coal mine to oppose its expansion and didn’t leave after the police had asked them to.

Scientists have warned that early forecasts suggest the El Niño weather phenomenon will return later in 2023, exacerbating extreme weather around the globe and making it “very likely” the world will exceed 1.5C of warming. 

Welcome back to The Canopy 2023! We’ve kicked off the new year with some changes to Australia’s environmental policies, including new pollution caps - you can read our statement on that development here. This week, concerns are being raised about Australia’s warming oceans and rate of...

Keeping with the string of energy news the past few weeks, the Albanese government has committed $4.7 billion to help fund renewable energy infrastructure in NSW. The funding will go towards building transmission lines from the state's renewable zones to the main energy grid.