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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The controversial plan was billed as a lifeline for the Latrobe Valley’s ageing brown coal industry.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Public health authorities have warned Sydneysiders to take action around hot weather this week to avoid serious illness or even death.