Emissions
‘Fork in the road’: How a failed nuclear plot locked in Australia’s renewable future
Australians have voted for something that will outlive the next election: the guaranteed switch from coal to renewable energy.
- Nick Toscano
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Electric cars died a century ago. Could that happen again?
Battery-operated vehicles were a mainstay on American roads - until politicians put their thumbs on the scale, and came down on the side of the oil industry, and petrol-powered cars.
- Ivan Penn
Hundreds more public EV chargers are bound for NSW. Here is where you’ll find them
The NSW government will install 246 fast-charging ports for electric vehicles at 38 locations across Sydney and regional areas.
- Megan Gorrey
- Opinion
- Electric vehicles
We talk a big game on electric cars, but Australia is stuck in reverse
Australia is viewed as a nation of early technology adopters, but on EVs, it looks increasingly like momentum has stalled.
- Elizabeth Knight
- Exclusive
- Energy
EnergyAustralia apologises over offsets after greenwashing lawsuit
EnergyAustralia apologises and ditches offsets after a greenwashing lawsuit exposed its Go Neutral claims as misleading to consumers.
- Bianca Hall
The electorates most exposed to climate risk revealed
One in 23 properties in Australia are at high risk of natural disasters fuelled by global warming. In some electorates, it’s one in four. Check the risk where you live with our interactive maps.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Copied from America’: Dutton launches election fight over EVs
The opposition leader has been accused of copying Donald Trump’s policies as the government responds to his pledge to scrap fuel-efficiency fines.
- Mike Foley
Is this stopping you from buying an electric vehicle?
Australians aren’t buying enough electric vehicles – and there are a couple of reasons for that.
- Sumeyya Ilanbey
Net zero mandates could make airfares too expensive for most: Qantas boss
The higher costs of clean fuel could push up airfares and make flying “something for the privileged,” Vanessa Hudson says.
- Christopher Jasper
How Formula 1 is trying to cut its carbon emissions, on and off the track
Less than 1 per cent of F1’s total carbon footprint comes from the cars on track. What will it take to make the sport more environmentally friendly?
- Gemma Grant
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