Climate solutions
How home owners can save $6000 a year and stay cool
New modelling shows that spending $25,000 on improving energy efficiency – and driving an EV – can save $300,000 over a 25-year mortgage.
- by Jim Malo
Latest
He’s known for his zero-waste mantra. Now Joost Bakker is turbo-charging it – for his mum
Building with straw, turf and recycled materials are no small-scale fantasy for Bakker: he says the world needs millions more homes like one he’s just built.
- by Andrew Mackenzie
WA throws more cash at carbon injection, but flagship project still fails to hit mark
The technology is still failing to live up to expectations in WA, with the latest figures from Chevron’s Gorgon project revealing it fell 2.65 million tonnes short of its obligations last financial year.
- by Hamish Hastie
Exclusive
Start-ups
From bottled lightning to ‘hempcrete’: The Australian innovations that could save the world
From harnessing the power of lightning to make fertiliser to using yeast to produce forest-friendly palm oil, these start-ups are helping solve big environmental problems.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The maps that show the tree-free heat islands in your city
Australia’s two largest capital cities have far too little tree canopy, which leads to increased rates of obesity, depression, anxiety and heatstroke.
- by Bianca Hall
Opinion
Opinion
NSW will miss its net zero target – unless we get our act together. Here’s how we can
The way we all use energy will make a big difference, but we also have to divert labour and resources from big infrastructure projects to private investment in the net zero economy.
- by Peter Achterstraat
Opinion
Climate crisis
The climate killer we ignore: Women are losing babies. I call it ‘maternalcide’
Soaring heat and compounding natural disasters are triggering fatal heart-related illnesses, mosquito-borne viruses and other fetal abnormalities.
- by Nathalie Beasnael
World’s biggest renewables hub planned for Australian desert
Donald Trump’s US election win is raising hopes for green investment growth in markets outside the US – and plans are afoot for Australia to capitalise.
- by Mike Foley
Australia is already 1.5 degrees hotter
The CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology have been mapping Australia’s changing climate for 14 years. Here’s what their latest snapshot tells us.
- by Bianca Hall
Coalition’s ‘coal-to-nuclear’ plan puts fossil fuel in use for decades
Peter Dutton’s opposition has declared its plan will reach net zero by 2050 as it slams the Albanese government’s renewable energy goals.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Plibersek approves ‘1.3 billion tonnes’ of coal mine emissions
The environment minister has approved decades-long extensions to three coal mines, while her plan to create an Environment Protection Authority remains in limbo.
- by Mike Foley
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