The Chief Scientist says otherwise,but this is a political fix – and an understandable one.
Australian households could save about $90 a year,or up to $1000 on their electricity bills over a decade to 2030 under a Clean Energy Target proposed by the Finkel review of the electricity sector,compared to a business-as-usual scenario.
A combination of land-clearing,logging and the rising threat of bushfires linked to climate change has triggered an 80 per cent population crash in the greater glider.
There will be unpredictable consequences,but also a couple of obvious upshots.
The Turnbull government to allow green bank to invest in carbon capture and storage.
Sam Al Maraee says he is lucky. When his parents and sisters in Baghdad faced death threats unless they embraced Islamic State's perverted brand of Islam,he had the means to give them a chance most of the world's 21 million refugees will never have.
Taxpayers would pay tens of billions for Australia to meet targets under direct action policy.
CSIRO's re-embracing of climate change research will be stressed on Monday when the national science agency announces a new centre partly funded by Chinese interests.
Expert panel calls for urgent action on threats to the natural wonder.
Businesses and households to be offered cash to use less electricity at peak times next summer.
Hazelwood's demise has triggered a surge in gas - and a prediction electricity prices will rise by up to 40%.