Solar and batteries are powering ahead – but wind farms are struggling. There are multiple reasons for this, from politics to construction costs.
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As ageing coal plants head for retirement, authorities are turning to a century-old technology to stabilise the grid.
There’s a strong desire for this Pacific meeting to spur the global summit to action.
These Pacific meetings are a curtain raiser for the annual UN climate meetings in Turkey next month.
Birds are ingenious when it comes to foraging for nest materials, but in the Anthropocene, this often comes at a cost. Giving them better options is one solution.
As hundreds of thousands more EVs hit Australian roads, is our charging infrastructure up to scratch?
For decades, we couldn’t trace the link between new fossil fuel projects and their damage to people and planet. But now we can.
It’s a bid to alleviate cost-of-living pressures in the US and claw back Trump’s voter base.
Personal locator beacons can save lives – but they must be coupled with education.
Households might get relief on fuel they would have bought anyway, but cheaper petrol could encourage them to use more.
As renewed chaos grips the oil market, China is reaping the benefits of electric vehicles. But Australia’s reliance on diesel leaves it exposed.
Decades of pollution at Pittsburgh brownfields left bacteria that evolved to survive it – and maybe help clean up contaminated soil.
Sea urchins eat kelp – but new research shows their diets and relationships with kelp forests are more complex than commonly thought.
Collecting data from sensors in remote woodlands has long required arduous treks. What if sensors could transmit data in real time?
How does a dolphin or seal even get bird flu? Most likely through contact with sick birds – or eating their carcasses.
The data centre boom will mean more energy and water use. The real question is how the energy is produced – and where the water comes from.
If our waste crosses borders, our accountability needs to as well.
Are the federal government’s draft gas reservation laws really a backdown? No – the changes are sensible.
For millennia, farmers relied on human urine for its vital plant nutrients. As synthetic fertilisers get more expensive, is it time to give pee a chance?
Feral horses can inflict major ecological damage, as two experts explain.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Conservation and Wildlife Management, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO