Digital passports could give old solar panels new life, rather than being recycled
Australia faces a serious electronic waste problem from ageing solar panels but could avoid it by testing and…
China issues new pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions — is it now a global leader in climate action?
In a video statement to the United Nations (UN) in September, China‘s President Xi Jinping announced the country’s…
Labor’s slate for fossil fuel approvals
Before it won the 2022 federal election, the Labor Party promised stronger action to curb climate change. Since…
Dorset Council seeks to ‘turbo charge’ push for net zero
Tristan PascoeDorset political reporter Dorset Council Green hydrogen, produced near Wimborne, can replace fossil fuels, the council said…
Narrabri Shire down to less than two weeks’ supply of water amid PFAS contamination ‘crisis’
Narribri Shire in northern New South Wales has less than two weeks of water available owing to contamination…
Scientists propose installing giant underwater curtains to prevent catastrophe: ‘It’s a no-brainer’
When a glacier the size of Great Britain is on the brink of melting into the ocean, scientists…
Poole flood defence construction delayed until 2026
Works on a £29.4m flood defence project have been paused as planning conditions and a marine licence have…
Trump officials cancel major solar project in latest hit to renewable energy | Trump administration
The Trump administration has killed a huge proposed solar power project in Nevada that would have been one…
Orange-bellied parrots have swelled back from imminent extinction – but now they face a new threat | Australian bird of the year
One of Australia’s most critically endangered bird species has started arriving at Melaleuca, in Tasmania’s south-western world heritage…
Why super needs a uniform mandatory internal carbon price to guide its $4.3 trillion pool
Australia’s near-term climate ambition has been redefined as a range between two hard numbers: a 62 to 70%…
Plastic bottles upcycled into high-performance supercapacitors
Single-use water bottles could soon charge your devices instead of polluting landfills. Researchers have developed new methods to…
Scientists discover methane leaking out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica
Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed as the region warms, with new seeps being…