US-China deal makes international carbon emissions pact 'very likely', says...
Landmark deal between worlds two biggest emitters makes an international agreement on climate change next year much more likely, says Foreign Office climate adviserAn international deal to limit carbon...
View ArticleVictoria's environmental record under scrutiny: how green is Denis Napthine?
Its the only Australian state with a climate change minister, but environment groups are less than impressed with VictoriaGuardian Australia revealed on Thursday that Victorias four peak environment...
View ArticleIan Macfarlane: Coalition is sticking to reduction in renewable energy target
Industry minister says that because electricity consumption has fallen 15%, the RET must be reduced by the same amountThe government is sticking to its proposed reduction in the renewable energy target...
View Article10 steps to save the Great Barrier Reef | James Woodford
Destruction and regeneration are the reefs two great constants the problem is that the reef no longer has the resilience it once hadThe Great Barrier Reef is not a museum piece that can be preserved or...
View ArticleHow Cornwall is stopping communities becoming a soft target for nimbys
National planning rules do little to support community energy projects, despite their wider social and environmental benefitsWhen the Cornish village of Gorran High Lanes raised £80,000 in a share...
View ArticlePower storage group Alevo plan 1bn US battery plant
Swiss-based group launch new battery technology that they claim will be a breakthrough for storing excess clean energy, and create 2,500 jobs in the USCould a long-vacant cigarette factory in North...
View ArticleWar on windfarms blows up a storm | @guardianletters
What Polly Toynbee didnt say (This war on windfarms is the Tories latest sop to Ukip, 28 October) was that two weeks ago wind generated 25% of Britains power. What we should be doing is growing our own...
View ArticleDirect Action climate policy set to pass as Coalition agrees to amendments
Government agrees to Nick Xenophons demand for safeguards scheme and will investigate Clive Palmers dormant emissions trading proposalThe Coalitions $2.5bn Direct Action climate policy appears likely...
View ArticleBill Shorten confronted by Canberra academic over renewable energy target -...
A Canberra lecturer in sustainable communities has challenged Labor leader Bill Shorten over a potential weakening of the renewable energy target. Matthew Ruffin, an academic at the University of...
View ArticleScottish sea power: driving down energy prices in Chile
With help from Scotlands marine power expertise, Chile may be on course for a dramatic reversal in its energy fortunesHistorically, Chile has imported the majority of its energy at great cost to its...
View ArticlePlanning to make the most of renewables | @guardianletters
Polly Toynbees suggestion that the government is overriding local planning on onshore wind farms is misleading (Opinion, 28 October). Her attack on ministerial decisions failed to mention that these...
View ArticleWill coal or solar power fuel Indias drive to bring electricity to its villages?
Narendra Modi says 400 million Indians without electricity will be connected, but plans for new coal mines are controversialThe village of Geer in Madhya Pradesh is about to undergo the simplest of...
View ArticleClean Energy Finance Corporation told to prepare for its demise
Despite Abbott government instruction, the green bank says it is legally obliged to continue operating until legislated not toThe Abbott government has instructed the Clean Energy Finance Corporation...
View ArticleDirect Action is like a dodgy laundry powder that never gets the climate...
Australia passes new climate policy that fails to address the key problem of massive over use of fossil fuelsDirect Action is the brand name of the freshly minted Australian Government policy to try...
View ArticleTony Abbott must put climate change at front of the G20 agenda in Brisbane |...
The latest IPCC report shows why the Australian prime minister should encourage G20 leaders to discuss climate change. The evidence cannot simply be wished away by politicians who lack the courage to...
View ArticleClive Palmer: Direct Action wont work but its better than nothing
PUP leader says he doesnt believe the Coalitions plan can deliver Australias minimum 5% greenhouse gas reduction target and were going to need another policy pretty soonClive Palmer does not believe...
View ArticleIPCC: rapid carbon emission cuts vital to stop severe impact of climate change
Most important assessment of global warming yet warns carbon emissions must be cut sharply and soon, but UNs IPCC says solutions are available and affordableClimate change is set to inflict severe,...
View ArticleNew South Wales and Victoria 'going backwards on renewable energy'
South Australia now the most favourable state for solar and wind investment, reveals new Climate Council report Victoria and New South Wales have moved from “leaders to laggards” on renewable energy,...
View ArticleUS windfarm company sues to block release of data about bird deaths
Information is sought by the Associated Press as part of an investigation into deaths of protected species at Pacificorp facilities and the government’s reluctance to prosecuteA company that operates...
View ArticleXi Jinping's Tasmania visit may seem trivial, but is full of strategy
As the chief of the world’s largest economy visits Australia’s smallest, the shared history, trade ties and investment agreements make this stop relevantTasmanians are unaccustomed to over-the-top...
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