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‘Complete elation’ greeted Plibersek’s big plans to protect nature - but hurdles litter the path

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has announced a much-anticipated overhaul of Australia’s national environment law. The plan is rich with welcome new policies – but the path to change is littered with hurdles.

Energy

Thinking of buying a battery to help power your home? Here’s what you need to know

For those with solar power at home, Here’s what you need to know when thinking about investing in a battery.

Energy

Climate Change Inequality: What is it and who suffers the most?

The consequences of climate change aren’t experienced equally or fairly by everyone – whether that is between genders, rich and poor, or older and younger generations. Climate change will continue to disproportionately affect the poorest regions and communities that have historically emitted the least greenhouse gas emissions.

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In a win for Traditional Owners, Origin is walking away from the Beetaloo Basin. But the fight against fracking is not over

Origin’s exit is a major win for the region’s Traditional Owners, many of whom feared the fracking would cause large-scale environmental damage, as well as harming the climate. But Origin has sold its rights to frack Beetaloo – so the fight is far from over.

Energy

Solar is the cheapest power, and a literal light-bulb moment showed us we can cut costs and emissions even further

Reducing solar cell costs can provide cheaper electricity to millions of consumers while addressing climate change.

MoneyEnergy

Keen to retrofit your home to lower its carbon footprint and save energy? Consider these 3 things

Heating (and cooling) our homes is an energy intensive, expensive affair. Almost 8 million homes across Australia lack sufficient insulation, use sub-par heating and cooling equipment, or are badly designed. Retrofitting is the addition of new technology or features to older systems.

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Beyond electric cars: how electrifying trucks, buses, tractors and scooters will help tackle climate change

When you think of an electric vehicle, chances are you’ll picture a car. But there’s a quiet revolution going on in transport. It turns out electrification can work wonders for almost all of our transport options, from electric bikes to motorbikes to buses to freight trains and even to tractors ...

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Net zero by 2050 will hit a major timing problem technology can’t solve. We need to talk about cutting consumption

if the world’s energy consumption grows at the pre-COVID rate, technological change alone will not be enough to halve global CO₂ emissions by 2030. We will have to cut energy consumption 50-75% by 2050 while accelerating the renewable build. And that means lifestyle change driven by social policies.

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Time’s up: why Australia has to quit stalling and wean itself off fossil fuels

Unfortunately, Australia is not behaving as if the largest issue facing us is urgent – in fact, we’re doubling down on fossil fuels. In recent years, Australia overtook Qatar to become the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

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