Palmer United party says it's still committed to renewable energy target
Glenn Lazarus says the RET is working without pushing up power prices and only climate sceptics want to ditch itThe Palmer United party has reiterated that it will block any change to the renewable...
View ArticleSolar Council campaigns against Tony Abbott over renewable energy target
The industry body for the solar power sector is targeting marginal electorates and the government is feeling the heatThe Kangaroo rugby league club in Queanbeyan isnt the most obvious setting for an...
View ArticleWorld in a week: 600% rise in reports of torture in Mexico
1 - 5 September: Catch up with all the development-related news you may have missed this weekAfonso Dhlakama, leader of former rebel group Renamoin Mozambique, who came out of hiding to sign a landmark...
View ArticleThe ten worst environment decisions in Abbott's first year | Alexander White
A year after his election, what does the Abbott government's environmental record look like? The answer is not pretty.This Sunday marks a year since Tony Abbott was elected. The prime minister is...
View ArticleClimate change back on the agenda | @guardianletters
Later this month world leaders will gather in New York for a historic summit on climate change. This is an opportunity to inspire key decision-makers to act in the face of a growing climate crisis that...
View ArticleGovernment increasingly divided over plan to scrap renewable energy target
Christopher Pyne said to have given full support to RET scheme at a private meeting, amid signs cabinet at odds over issueThe government appears to be edging away from the closure of the renewable...
View ArticleUS climate policy winners and losers: lawyers come out on top
In the wake of the EPAs clean power plan, a host of lawsuits indicate that the costs and benefits of President Obamas climate initiatives will not be shared equallyPresident Barack Obama often...
View ArticleThe government can reduce emissions without reinstating a carbon tax this is...
With the energy sector at deadlock, is there anything that the Abbott government can do to reduce emissions without reinstating a carbon tax? The answer is yesThe renewable energet target (RET) review...
View ArticleWhy commercialising cleantech is like crossing the valley of death
Its not just lack of money, cleantech start-ups sink because of failure to appreciate the engineering expertise they needVenture capital investments have a high failure rate. Investors go in convinced...
View ArticleSolar energy cells you can print out catching commercial eye, says CSIRO
Australian researchers create solar ink that can be printed on a material and used to charge smartphones and laptopsRenewable energy generation that allows flexible solar power cells to be printed off...
View ArticleUN's Kandeh Yumkella: 'we will raise $120bn to halve energy poverty'
The energy UN under-secretary general says funding and collaborating are key to giving renewables a fighting chanceAs head of the Sustainable Energy for All initiative (SE4All), you have been invited...
View ArticleFrom the 'paperless office' to renewable energy, change leaves its critics...
We know that renewable energy poses a real threat to the viability of fossil fuels, so why are its critics so persistent? Look to the paperless office debate for an explanationThe report of the...
View ArticleThe world's first visually-impaired ukulele band? What next for a school with...
St Vincents School in Liverpool (our ninth in the series) helps blind or partially-sighted children gain new skills - and is now part of the Solar Schools projectHow to set up your own Solar SchoolWe...
View ArticleHow to set up your own Solar School
Want your own school to use solar panels and be a green energy example to pupils? 10:10s Esther Barlow explains howJoanne OConnell visited St Vincents, a school for the visually impaired where theyre...
View ArticleSocial Saturday: a chance to invest from post offices to solar for schools
Investing in community ventures can be surprisingly profitable. We look at what options are availableA retro-themed market in Birmingham, a harvest day at a community farm near Bristol and a...
View ArticleThe climate debate must include nuclear | @guardianletters
You published two letters on 8 September setting out the importance of acting against climate change. The implication of both is that the government needs to do more. Both were signed by individuals...
View ArticleRET: Labor may compromise if Coalition rejects Warburton report
Opposition hints at deal on renewable energy target but job-decimating recommendations must first be renouncedLabor has given its clearest indication yet that it will negotiate over the renewable...
View ArticleJoe Hockey blows up again over appalling windfarms
Treasurer reaffirms his view of wind turbines as a blight on the Australian landscape as his government considers gutting the renewable energy sector The beauty of windfarms in picturesJoe Hockey has...
View ArticleIt's clear that prosperity and climate change action can go hand in hand
The UK has been at the forefront of integrating climate change action into economic decision-makingThe link between economic growth and action to reduce the risks of climate change is the focus of the...
View ArticleSeven things we learned from Lord Stern's New Climate Economy report
A major new report says the world can tackle climate change without harming economic growth. Heres the digested readAbout 80% of the worlds economic output comes from cities, but they also account for...
View Article
