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South Australia gets billion-dollar solar farm

3 Apr 2017

A huge $1bn solar farm and battery project will be built and ready to operate in South Australia’s Riverland region by the end of the year.

Exit Hazelwood ... and the myth of cheap fossil fuels

31 Mar 2017

Australia's giant Hazelwood brown coal generator shut down the last of its eight units at 4pm yesterday, the latest and the most powerful symbol of the vast and rapid change in the nation's energy system.

Sydney looks at 2050 to be carbon neutral

30 Mar 2017

Sydney has a plan to be carbon-neutral by 2050.

Debbie could teach us a thing or two

30 Mar 2017

Despite knowing, approximately, where cyclones tend to occur, we've never thought about adjusting our cities to their effects.

Wildlife changing to keep up with climate

30 Mar 2017

Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing Australia’s wildlife, plants and ecosystems, a point driven home by two consecutive years of mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.

BILL McKIBBEN: Adani mine is the line in the sand

28 Mar 2017

There is nowhere else on the planet right now where the dichotomy between two potential futures is playing out in such a dramatic and explosive way as Australia.

Australia to shut big-polluting power station

24 Mar 2017

Australia's most polluting power station, Hazelwood, is set to become the ninth coal-fired power station to close its doors, as the nation’s transition from fossil fuels to clean renewable energy continues.

Pressure mounts on Finkel to consider pricing carbon

20 Mar 2017

The Liberal New South Wales government, major energy users, manufacturers and businesses have urged the Finkel review of the electricity market to consider a price on carbon or a market mechanism.

Turnbull plan strikes at heart of fossil fuel industry

17 Mar 2017

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull wants to spend $2 billion on a hydro scheme that will potentially drive a stake through the heart of the country's fossil fuel generation industry.

Dump all fossil fuels, says Climate Council

14 Mar 2017

Australia’s Climate Council has called for a rapid move away from all fossil-fuelled power sources to reduce the nation’s rising carbon emissions and to protect against worsening extreme weather.

Anxious investors want to see price on carbon

13 Mar 2017

Australia should put a price on carbon or risk investors moving their money out of the country, says a group representing more than $1 trillion worth of investment in New Zealand and Australia.

Climate Institute runs out of money

10 Mar 2017

Australia's Climate Institute will shut its doors after 12 years of providing independent advocacy and research towards climate change solutions, citing lack of funding.

Farmers call for market mechanism to lower emissions

8 Mar 2017

Australian farmers have called for a market-based mechanism to secure clean and affordable energy.

Australia's angry summer rewrites the record books

8 Mar 2017

Australians endured another intense summer, with more than 200 record-breaking extreme weather events driven by climate change, a new Climate Council report says.

Climate impact on Australia might be irreversible

8 Mar 2017

An independent review of the state of Australia’s environment has found the impacts of climate change are increasing and some of the changes could be irreversible.

Australian banks back fossil fuels over renewables

7 Mar 2017

Australia’s big four banks invested three times as much in global fossil fuels as they did in clean energy in 2016, despite pledging to help Australia transition to a low carbon economy.

TRICKY TURNBULL: Trumpian disregard for energy facts

3 Mar 2017

Australian Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has is own solar array and battery storage installation at his own home, and apparently likes to admire how much power is being produced, how much is being stored, and how much it is saving him on electricity bills.

Sydney not ready for super-heat, say scientists

3 Mar 2017

Scientists say Sydney is unprepared for the knock-on effects of a significant increase in average summer temperatures.

Australia's emissions jump as coal power ramps up

1 Mar 2017

Australia's greenhouse gas pollution jumped in 2015-16 as coal use continued to rise after the scrapping of the carbon price, making it harder to meet its emissions targets.

Gardening in the face of a changing climate

28 Feb 2017

Since 1880, the average global temperature has increased by 0.8deg with large changes in rainfall redistribution. With these changing conditions upon us, and set to continue, gardeners will have to alter the way they do things.

Wind, solar and hydro grid cheapest for Australia

28 Feb 2017

A new study by energy experts from the Australian National University suggests that a 100 per cent renewable energy electricity grid – with 90 per cent of power coming from wind and solar – will be significantly cheaper future option than a coal or gas-fired network in Australia.

Australia launches energy marketplace for rooftop solar

24 Feb 2017

Australian homeowners with solar panels and batteries could soon trade their electricity in a digital marketplace developed by a consortium of electricity providers, energy tech startups, energy retailers and energy agencies.

Solar power plants now cheaper than coal

24 Feb 2017

Solar power in Australia is more affordable than new fossil fuel and nuclear power, with costs plummeting by almost 60 per cent over the past five years, a new report released by the Climate Council has found.

Climate scepticism far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia

22 Feb 2017

It hits you in the face and clings to you. It makes tall buildings whine as their air conditioning plants struggle to cope. It makes the streets deserted and the ice-cold salons of corner pubs get crowded with people who don’t like beer. It is the Aussie heatwave: and it is no joke.

Coalition might change rules to fund coal plants

21 Feb 2017

Australia's coalition government is considering changing Clean Energy Finance Corporation rules to fund new coal-powered plants.

Regulator says companies must factor in climate risks

20 Feb 2017

Australia’s financial regulator has warned that climate change poses a material risk to the entire financial system, and has urged companies to start adapting.

Labor will not back 2030 renewable energy target

20 Feb 2017

Australia’s Labor opposition has said it will not legislate for a 2030 renewable energy target.

Australia set for ‘huge year’ in renewables

14 Feb 2017

Investment confidence has rebounded in Australia's utility-scale renewables with more than 20 projects under or about to start construction this year.

Australia’s energy grid can't handle extreme heat

13 Feb 2017

Australia’s energy system must be overhauled to ensure reliable power in the face of severe heatwaves and other extreme climate change-driven weather, says the Climate Council.

Extreme wildfires set to increase by up to 50%

10 Feb 2017

The conditions for extreme and catastrophic wildfires could increase by 20 per cent to 50 per cent as the world warms and the climate changes, according to new research.

Report explains Australia's worsening weather

9 Feb 2017

Climate change is now influencing all extreme weather events with some of the most severe climate impacts the world has experienced occurring in 2016, a new Climate Council report has found.

January hottest ever in Sydney and Brisbane

2 Feb 2017

January was hottest month on record in Sydney and Brisbane, says weather bureau.

Australian coal move carries $62b bill

1 Feb 2017

Replacing Australia’s current coal fleet with new ultra-supercritical coal-fired power stations in order to reduce carbon emissions would come at a cost of approximately $62 billion.

Australia might have to make deeper emissions cuts

1 Feb 2017

Australia can meet its 2030 emissions target without an emissions intensity scheme, but it means deeper emissions cuts will be needed from industrial facilities, new research shows.

Melbourne trams to be powered by solar energy

31 Jan 2017

Melbourne’s tram network will become entirely powered by solar energy under a new proposal by the state government to build large-scale solar farms in northern Victoria.

'Clean coal’ power is not the answer in Australia

31 Jan 2017

So-called “clean coal” being pushed by Australia's Coalition government would be expensive and would not meet long term emission reduction goals.

This threat to animals should provoke shame in our hearts

26 Jan 2017

By TIM FLANNERY | While Australia bakes through another hot, angry summer, its precious wildlife is increasingly under threat, not just from the extreme weather of fires and floods but by the growing reality of a changing climate.

Queensland plugs in largest solar farm

15 Dec 2016

Queensland’s largest operating solar farm has plugged into the national electricity grid and is set to generate enough power for almost 10,000 households by the end of 2016.

Addiction to big houses is blowing the energy budget

15 Dec 2016

Australia’s houses are getting bigger, but usually not more sustainable.

South Australia says states could go it alone

9 Dec 2016

States could go it alone on a carbon scheme for the electricity sector after the federal government ruled one out, South Australia’s premier says.

Chief scientist criticises climate policy chaos

9 Dec 2016

Australia's chief scientist Alan Finkel says investment in the electricity sector has stalled because of “policy instability and uncertainty”. And he has warned that current federal climate policy settings will not allow Australia to meet its emissions reduction targets under the Paris agreement.

Anxious states await extreme bushfire season

8 Dec 2016

New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory are bracing for another severe bushfire season, as climate change continues to drive extreme conditions, a new report says.

Frydenberg backtracks on emissions trading

7 Dec 2016

Australia's energy and environment minister, Josh Frydenberg, has folded in the face of internal pressure, declaring the Turnbull government will not pursue emissions trading as part of adjusting its climate policy.

Anxious investors plead for clear climate policy

6 Dec 2016

Australian investors want clear climate policy that delivers certainty – and access to international carbon markets, says the Investor Group on Climate Change.

Australian lines companies call for carbon trading

6 Dec 2016

Australia’s electricity and gas transmission industry is calling on the Turnbull government to implement a form of carbon trading in the national electricity market by 2022 and review the scope for economy-wide carbon pricing by 2027.

Canberra climate review to focus on emissions target

5 Dec 2016

The Turnbull government will maintain its blanket ban on the introduction of an emissions trading scheme and has ruled out an increase to the renewable energy target ahead of its long-awaited review of its climate change policy next year.

Sydney finds a use for billions of takeaway coffee cups

28 Nov 2016

Standalone bins for takeaway coffee cups could soon be a common sight in offices across Sydney as cups are collected and made into useful items.

How seasonal weather can affect human health

25 Nov 2016

Melbourne has suffered what appears to be the most lethal episode of thunderstorm asthma on record.

Australia welcomes Trump's fossil fuels vow

24 Nov 2016

Australia’s environment and energy minister Josh Frydenberg has welcomed Donald Trump’s commitment to lift Obama administration’s restrictions on fossil fuel exploration within his first 100 days in the White House, saying the move will be a boon for consumers.