Police,nurses and firefighters to be enticed to buy electric vehicles

Police,nurses and firefighters to be enticed to buy electric vehicles

Essential workers and low and middle-income earners will be enticed with government-subsidised cheaper loans to take up electric vehicles,including second-hand EVs.

  • byBianca Hall

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As the heat soars,dangers mount in Sydney’s parks and playgrounds

As the heat soars,dangers mount in Sydney’s parks and playgrounds

Though temperature records were not broken across the state on Monday as feared,scientists are finding that even a standard summer day presents real dangers in Sydney.

  • byNick O'Malley andNick Moir
The very big assumption Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan makes

The very big assumption Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan makes

The Coalition’s nuclear costings put it at odds with the government as well as a global effort to reduce emissions by electrifying economies and building renewable energy infrastructure.

  • byNick O'Malley
Rare glimpse at stunning reef beside Woodside’s gas-drilling ambitions
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Gas

Rare glimpse at stunning reef beside Woodside’s gas-drilling ambitions

Scott Reef is,in the words of author Tim Winton,the last “unspoiled” clear-water coral reef in Australia. It’s also near the site of a major gas-drilling proposal.

  • byBianca Hall
Gas is burning our climate faster,and Australia’s part of the problem
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Energy

Gas is burning our climate faster,and Australia’s part of the problem

Gas will be part of our energy mix but,despite industry claims,new gas production and infrastructure is not needed in the transition to renewable energy.

  • byLesley Hughes
Multibillion-dollar plan to convert coal into ‘clean’ hydrogen falters

Multibillion-dollar plan to convert coal into ‘clean’ hydrogen falters

The controversial plan was billed as a lifeline for the Latrobe Valley’s ageing brown coal industry.

  • byBianca Hall andNick Toscano
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The maps that could predict your bushfire risk

The maps that could predict your bushfire risk

If you could predict how a bushfire was moving and whether it was likely to come in your direction,would it convince you to leave your home earlier?

  • byBianca Hall
Expansion of coal will come at a cost. A new report says it won’t be mining that pays

Expansion of coal will come at a cost. A new report says it won’t be mining that pays

The NSW Net Zero Commission has warned the state is not on track to meet legislated emission reduction targets and that any expansion of coal mining will force other industries to make deeper cuts.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
We’ll see fires and floods:Authorities warn of dangerous summer ahead

We’ll see fires and floods:Authorities warn of dangerous summer ahead

Conditions in parts of the country are similar to the Black Summer of 2019-20,as Australians are warned to prepare for an above-average bushfire season.

  • byBianca Hall
Sydney risks blackouts as heat soars and coal power plants falter
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Weather

Sydney risks blackouts as heat soars and coal power plants falter

Sydneysiders have been asked to lower energy use after 3pm as the hottest November day since 2020 offers a stark demonstration of the unreliability of ageing coal power stations.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons andMike Foley
Hottest end to spring in five years brings blackout risk to Sydney

Hottest end to spring in five years brings blackout risk to Sydney

Public health authorities have warned Sydneysiders to take action around hot weather this week to avoid serious illness or even death.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons