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As renewables account for a growing share of electricity supply, fossil fuel plants are increasingly used to balance fluctuations in renewable generation – emitting health-threatening pollutants.
We’re well on the road to net zero by 2050. Now a new report from Australia’s independent Climate Change Authority provides pathways for each sector of the economy. Let’s get on with it.
The hydropower dam is part of a huge effort to boost India’s homegrown energy. But it will radically disrupt the lives and livelihoods of indigenous communities in the flood plains downstream.
Choosing speed above all else gets clean energy built. But it comes with risks. Which path should Australia take?
Seeing solar around your neighbourhood is a surprisingly large reason you might choose to do the same.
A new, green theme is shaping relations between China and Africa: the global renewable energy race.
Shifting transport from air and road to sea and rail has untapped potential to slash emissions.
Repurposing fossil fuel infrastructures to supply clean fuels might make more immediate economic and environmental sense than mass electrification of transport and industry.
Increased investment in electricity generation, transmission and storage has led to a more positive outlook for the reliability of the system – if these projects are delivered on time.
For decades, Victoria relied on its offshore gas riches. But the wells are running dry – and there’s no plans for more supply in Australia’s largest gas consuming state.
To harness its abundant sunlight and wind, South Africa needs renewable energy storage systems to store this clean power. The government must encourage companies to set up giant battery systems.
Between them, the Queensland and ACT trials of almost free and free public transport could change how fares are set in Australia.
Upgrading Sydney’s bus stops would greatly improve access, equity, comfort and dignity for public transport users – at much less cost than the new rail project.
Japan is splashing cash for Australian gas to keep fossil fuels flowing under its net zero plan for South East Asia . But this undercuts Australia’s green export vision
Governments around the world are intervening in the market to boost green industries. Picking winners like this comes with a chance of failure – but it’s not a reason to stop
Cities have a large and mostly untapped power source: the rooftops of commercial buildings.
Shared e-scooters have safety features that private e-scooters lack, but accident data don’t distinguish between them, nor tell us about the economic and environmental harms of other transport modes.
A new report reveals Australia’s fossil fuel exports threaten the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C
Australia’s largest oil and gas company wants to drill for gas under a pristine coral reef.
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