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‘Unparalleled in the world’: Australian grid operator maps path to 100% renewables

From 2025, the entire country is expected to run on 100% clean electricity for hours then days at a time, raising new engineering challenges

South Australia set to become first big grid to run on 100% renewables

South Australia set to become first big grid to run on 100% renewables

South Australia’s gigawatt-scale electricity network is within touching distance of phasing out fossil fuel backup

Australia passes climate law targeting 43% emissions cuts by 2030

Australia passes climate law targeting 43% emissions cuts by 2030

Green senators backed the legislation but their amendments to cut emissions faster and ban new coal and gas developments were defeated

Billionnaire activist forces Australia's biggest polluter into climate-friendly U-turn

Billionnaire activist forces Australia’s biggest polluter into climate-friendly U-turn

AGL had planned to split in two and keep burning coal for another two decades or more, before Mike Cannon-Brookes led a shareholder revolt

Australia excels at exporting the climate problem. Now it can finally export solutions

Australia excels at exporting the climate problem. Now it can finally export solutions

Voters chose climate action in Saturday’s election, giving Australia a chance to get out of the “naughty corner” and restore its international reputation

What's at stake for the climate in Australia's election?

What’s at stake for the climate in Australia’s election?

A Labor government would bid to host Cop29, strengthen emission-cutting targets and climate-proof Pacific aid, but not curb fossil fuel exports

How a tech billionaire is forcing Australia's coal die-hards to face the future

How a tech billionaire is forcing Australia’s coal die-hards to face the future

Mike Cannon-Brookes’ market raid on AGL, Australia’s biggest polluter, is putting its slow coal exit plan under scrutiny

Australian carbon traders defend troubled offset market against whistleblower claims

Australian carbon traders defend troubled offset market against whistleblower claims

Policy upheaval and stark criticism of the quality of carbon offsets from a former official have thrown Australia’s ability to deliver on carbon targets into doubt

Australian government welcomes high fossil fuel prices, ships coal to Ukraine

Australian government welcomes high fossil fuel prices, ships coal to Ukraine

Scott Morrison’s administration is celebrating rising coal exports and pledging to send a shipment of coal to Ukraine

Scientists warn seawalls can make rising waters worse in the long run

Scientists warn seawalls can make rising waters worse in the long run

Green buffers like mangroves are generally better for protecting coastal communities than concrete defences, although they are not always an option

Australia to expand gas industry under Morrison infrastructure plan

Australia to expand gas industry under Morrison infrastructure plan

Scott Morrison is doubling down on fossil fuel production with new gas basins and pipelines in a plan slammed by climate campaigners

Dispute over coal exit set to dominate G20 leaders' summit

Dispute over coal exit set to dominate G20 leaders’ summit

The Italian presidency is seeking to secure an agreement to phase out coal power but there is resistance from members including China, India and Australia

Australia is relying on offsets and future technology to meet 2050 net zero target

Australia is relying on offsets and future technology to meet 2050 net zero target

Scott Morrison has made a net zero pledge but with little detail on how to get there and no commitment to stronger emissions cuts this decade

Asian net zero wave leaves Australia's Scott Morrison isolated

Asian net zero wave leaves Australia’s Scott Morrison isolated

While China, Japan and South Korea set net zero emissions targets and polls show strong support for Australia to follow, Morrison is standing by the coal industry

Australia green-lights controversial project in 'gas-fired recovery'

Australia green-lights controversial project in ‘gas-fired recovery’

Campaigners say the Narrabri gas project will destroy local biodiversity and water supplies as well as increase greenhouse gas emissions.

China host of major nature talks fails to step up at UN biodiversity summit

China host of major nature talks fails to step up at UN biodiversity summit

Campaigners had hoped President Xi would surprise the world again this week with tough measures to reverse biodiversity loss. They were left disappointed

Australia's carbon accounting plan for Paris goals criticised as 'legally baseless'

Australia’s carbon accounting plan for Paris goals criticised as ‘legally baseless’

Legal experts wrote to Prime Minister Scott Morrison warning the use of old carbon credits to meet the country’s 2030 goals would set a ‘dangerous precedent’

Australia's climate change polarisation hampers long-term bushfire fixes

Australia’s climate change polarisation hampers long-term bushfire fixes

‘We need to re-invent and re-think the management of our landscape,’ say bushfire experts, warning adapting to climate change will require bipartisan political support

One of the world's biggest emitters is trying to fly under the radar at Cop25

One of the world’s biggest emitters is trying to fly under the radar at Cop25

Australia is the third biggest fossil fuel exporter, has high emissions and plans to use a loophole to meet its pledges. Don’t let them stay in the background

Australia seeks to water down climate declaration at Pacific summit

Australia seeks to water down climate declaration at Pacific summit

An annotated draft Pacific Islands Forum statement shows the Morrison administration trying to quash references to 1.5C, carbon neutrality and coal development

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