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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...

UN levy on global shipping industry sets sail

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.

Wimbledon no match for climate protestors

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...

NSW renewable energy scheme backed by Federal government

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 discover illegal logging of endangered trees

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...

Tonga to trial wave energy technology

Tonga will be the first Pacific nation to experiment with wave energy, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding to trial new technology.

Grok Ventures to escalate pressure for earlier coal station closures

In a statement on Wednesday, Cannon-Brookes’ privately owned Grok Ventures said it had sold down its stake in AGL to free up its ability to boost spending on other climate technology and renewable investments. But it said it would remain AGL’s biggest shareholder, owning 10.41 per cent of the...

Gas a roadblock to net zero: new report

A new report has revealed getting households off gas for heating and cooking would cut energy bills and improve people’s health, and is necessary for Australia to have any hope of reaching net zero greenhouse emissions by 2050. The analysis is calling on governments to help households and...

Source of oil spill impacting seabirds unknown

Environmental authorities are "urgently" trying to determine the source of an oil spill impacting seabirds that are being pulled from waterways in Perth's south "waterlogged" and "starving". The first oiled pelican was spotted in late May, and volunteers have been out searching every day for the...

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