Renewables surge shows Australia can meet ambitious 2035 reductions

Renewables surge shows Australia can meet ambitious 2035 reductions

The UK has promised to cut emissions by 81 per cent by 2035. The Climate Change Authority is considering how much more we could do.

  • byBianca Hall andNick O'Malley

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As the world wobbles on climate,Australia doubles down

As the world wobbles on climate,Australia doubles down

Rattled by Donald Trump’s victory and pushback against earlier commitments,the world’s climate diplomats have struggled to find common ground during COP29 talks.

  • byNick O'Malley
Your solar panel payments are running out – can you get paid to install a battery?

Your solar panel payments are running out – can you get paid to install a battery?

The sun is shining so brightly on the energy grid that household batteries must become the new frontier of power bill savings.

  • byMike Foley
Tax business-class flights,crypto and plastics,UN climate talks told

Tax business-class flights,crypto and plastics,UN climate talks told

Climate leaders suggest new taxes on dirty old industries could help pay for the multitrillion-dollar cost of stabilising the climate.

  • byNick O'Malley
If cars become batteries on wheels,cities become power plants

If cars become batteries on wheels,cities become power plants

Australia’s energy system now offers vehicle-to-grid charging,which will make the concept of traditional baseload power redundant.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
How Donald Trump just made Chris Bowen’s difficult job harder

How Donald Trump just made Chris Bowen’s difficult job harder

Global climate talks begin in Azerbaijan this week,with Australia taking a central role even as the United States looks set to abandon the process.

  • byNick O'Malley
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‘Crippling’ loss of millions of dollars in solar rebates under investigation

‘Crippling’ loss of millions of dollars in solar rebates under investigation

Solar panel retailer Carolyn Lee is owed $40,000. She wants the government to step in.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Advocate’s electrifying mission:Decarbonise Australia,home by home

Advocate’s electrifying mission:Decarbonise Australia,home by home

Renewable energy advocate Saul Griffith is pushing for a universal financing scheme that would allow mortgage holders to borrow against their properties to electrify their homes.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
‘Gas is here to stay’:Opposition pledges public funds for fossil fuels

‘Gas is here to stay’:Opposition pledges public funds for fossil fuels

Opposition energy spokesman Ted O’Brien has opened a new battle in the climate wars,backing industry calls for public funds for new gas plants.

  • byMike Foley
Memo to Dutton:It’s the final quarter,you’d better start kicking

Memo to Dutton:It’s the final quarter,you’d better start kicking

The opposition leader has the wind behind him in opinion polls but looks reluctant to risk it by telling voters what he’d do with power. And the risk is real.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘The sun doesn’t send a bill,’ says Chris Bowen,but will there be blackouts this summer?

‘The sun doesn’t send a bill,’ says Chris Bowen,but will there be blackouts this summer?

The federal minister for energy and climate change explains why the government’s on track to deliver cleaner energy for Australia – and why the opposition’s plans are a recipe for disaster.

  • byPeter FitzSimons