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Transport policy used to be about roads, rails and pollution. But this year’s fuel crisis has shown it’s far more than that.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says this budget will tackle unfairness between generations. What about young people left with a neglected environment?
For the first time, an emissions and climate impact case has arrived at Australia’s High Court. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
Researchers found the endangered yellow-eyed penguin is made up of three distinct subspecies, with the mainland lineage at greatest risk.
In humans, social complexity usually involves clear governance hierarchies, with leaders and middle managers directing our activities. But ants don’t work that way.
Like solar, the first households to embrace home batteries have been wealthy. We need to move away from first-come, first-secured schemes.
It’s been a very warm and dry autumn for much of southern Australia – and winter looks set to be similar.
Electric vehicles promise cleaner transport. But unlike rooftop solar, which is spread through communities, wealthier Australian households are the ones buying EVs.
Australia and Japan need an energy partnership fit for a new era, one that helps meet our shared goal of reaching net zero by mid-century.
An analysis shows forestry clear-cutting limits in Tairāwhiti have barely been applied, as new rules take a more permissive stance on slash risk.
The long-awaited gas reservation plan is expected to lead to a “modest” oversupply in the east coast gas market.
David Attenborough has captured and told the stories of nature to millions of people – and inspired scientists and conservationists the world over.
Cities around the world rely on trees to keep temperatures lower. New research shows trees are remarkably effective – but can’t do it all
Greater public fuel reserves will be held in Australia and more fuel kept in private stocks. The government’s new fuel plans are sensible – just late.
The Santa Marta climate talks showed many countries want to move ahead with plans to end the use of fossil fuels, once and for all.
It’s now technically possible to green many heavy industries. The challenge is doing it at scale.
Simple changes to your home can keep the warmth in, the winter cold out, and power bills down.
Even quite young children are watching, thinking and feeling things about the future of the environment. Those feelings deserve to be taken seriously.
NZ today stands as the only International Energy Agency member whose public oil reserves lie entirely offshore. How can it now rebuild its domestic fuel resilience?
Many oil refineries have caught fire recently. Whether caused by drone strike or accident, the result is the same: more pressure on shaky energy systems.
The same busy foraging that makes bees vital pollinators could also turn them into Trojan horses for a serious fungal disease threatening native forests.
An energy law expert explains what makes this group of oil-producing nations so influential.
When animals are outside their preferred temperature range, their immune systems can’t fight pathogens well.
From May 1, the federal government will change how its home batteries discount works. But households may make rushed, costly purchases as a result.