Record levels of renewable energy drive down electricity prices across Australia
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View ArticleThe climate crisis is global, but councils can offer local solutions |...
With government support, councils can lead the way in generating clean energy, insulating housing and reskilling staffAt Cop26 this year, we’ll hear about diplomats and heads of state negotiating over...
View ArticleCrown gives go ahead to rival ‘net zero carbon’ North Sea schemes
Exclusive: crown estates accused of greed in selling rights to ‘incompatible’ carbon capture and windfarm projectsA clash between two multibillion pound “net zero carbon” schemes is brewing in the...
View ArticleBritain’s oil and gas workers want a green transition – but the industry...
I’ve worked in oil for decades, and seen what happens when jobs dry up with no plan B. Now industry leaders must face reality too Moving to a green energy system and a zero-emissions society without...
View ArticleReaping the wind turbines: the little town in the Great Dividing Range split...
Those born in the small NSW town of Nundle are generally in favour of a new windfarm, while many tree changers objectSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on...
View ArticleCross-party MPs deride government’s ‘inconsistent’ green jobs policy
Net zero strategy should have defined what green jobs are so that progress can be measured, says committeeThe government has come under fire from the environmental audit committee of MPs for its...
View ArticleWhat a net zero world will look like – and how to get there
It’s the phrase that will be on every world leader’s lips at the Cop26 summit – and it summarises the ambitious plan that will be central to efforts to limit the ravages of the climate crisis. So what...
View ArticleThe Coalition’s net zero policy is merely a plan to freeload off the rest of...
Scott Morrison’s government is counting on businesses and households to reduce emissions almost entirely as a result of their own voluntary initiativeAustralia’s net-zero emissions ‘plan’: the five...
View Article‘Right direction’: Hull begins to turn towards green energy future
Budget offered little detail on UK response to climate crisis, but city will be key test of success on green economy and ‘levelling up’The UK’s energy revolution has a surprisingly artisanal feel. In...
View ArticleWhy the world is getting hotter and how you can help – video explainer
How to save the world, by counting to zero: the Guardian's Phoebe Weston breaks down all the climate jargon we have been hearing in the run-up to Cop26, the make-or-break climate summit starting on...
View ArticleCop26: the time for prevarication is over | Katharine Viner
Glasgow 2021 must be the moment when the promise of Paris 2015 becomes real – history will not forgive us otherwiseSummits do not always live up to the name. They can get bogged down in detail and...
View ArticleHydrogen high street: could these homes change the way we keep warm?
The FutureGrid scheme is a tiny replica of Britain’s gas network – but one using a very different, low-carbon, fuelIn the remote hills of Cumbria, a few miles north of Hadrian’s wall, three nondescript...
View ArticleReasons to be hopeful: the climate solutions available now
We have every tool we need to tackle the climate crisis. Here’s what some key sectors are doing The climate emergency is the biggest threat to civilisation we have ever faced. But there is good news:...
View ArticleJCB signs deal to import ‘green’ hydrogen from Australia to UK
Firm hails ‘major advance’ towards making fuel produced using renewable energy viable for large vehiclesThe construction equipment maker JCB has signed a multibillion-pound deal to import and supply...
View ArticleThe road to net zero: Aberdeen looks to a future without oil
Can the Granite city diversify into non-fossil fuel industries in time to avoid the fate of UK coal-mining areas?The oil companies know it. The car dealers selling top of the range Porsches get it, as...
View ArticleOptimism for Cop26: we must win the climate battle – and we absolutely can
As an environment writer, I have seen many setbacks – but also triumphs such as the tackling of acid rainI’ve been covering climate and the environment for 17 years – it’s astonishing to me that so...
View ArticleThe climate crisis explained in 10 charts
From the seemingly inexorable increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to the rapid growth in green energyThe level of CO2 has been rising since the Industrial Revolution and is now at its highest...
View ArticleAustralia could become a net negative emissions economy. The technology...
To understand our opportunities and pressure points we need an open, inclusive, genuine processGreg Jericho: the emissions projections are a farce based on technological pipe dreamsAustralia finally...
View ArticleDecarbonisation offers Australia immense opportunities. We just need...
I’ve seen the challenges of advocating credible climate policy in the face of fear, hate and hysteria. Future generations deserve far betterFrank Jotzo: Australia could become a net negative emissions...
View ArticleAustralia puts fossil fuel company front and centre at Cop26
Criticism of Santos pavilion display comes as Coalition confirms it will not join global pledge to cut methaneWhen Charles met Scott: prince and the PM come face to faceAustralia considering more than...
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