AGL, Australia’s biggest climate polluter, this week started the fortnight-long process of closing its Liddell coal-burning power station, marking a win for the climate and a major tipping point for the country’s transition to clean, renewable energy. 

The value of Australia’s coal and gas exports could be halved in just five years as new forecasts warn booming commodity prices have likely passed their peaks and key trading partners across Asia are increasing efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

The government’s carbon-neutral certification scheme Climate Active has come under fire from critics, who claim the body is engaging in “greenwashing” - providing environmentally friendly cover for polluting industries to carry on with business as usual, while giving the impression they're taking...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission watchdog will step up its probe of companies’ environmental claims after an initial sweep of 247 businesses found 57% made misleading statements ranging from overstating climate action to developing their own certification schemes.

Coles and Woolworths offer to ensure stockpiled plastic rubbish does not go into landfill. The supermarket chains say they will take responsibility for the 12,000 tonnes of waste stockpiled after the collapse of the REDcycle recycling scheme’s major supermarket chains say they have offered to take...