Even before Eraring was extended,NSW was set to miss climate targets

Even before Eraring was extended,NSW was set to miss climate targets

The state is forecast to fall short of legislated targets to reduce greenhouse emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 and 70 per cent by 2035. What can be done to get back on track?

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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Australian voters back plans to keep gas on tap

Australian voters back plans to keep gas on tap

The poll found that 75 per cent of voters supported a domestic gas reservation policy to ensure a steady supply of gas to households and businesses.

  • byJames Massola
Origin boss backs Eraring to stop blackouts as states go nuclear on Dutton plan

Origin boss backs Eraring to stop blackouts as states go nuclear on Dutton plan

As news of the deal to prolong the life of the Eraring power station broke,state governments lined up to oppose nuclear energy.

  • byNick Toscano andMike Foley
‘Trying to save the planet’:Cook wants line of sight on guzzlers of WA gas

‘Trying to save the planet’:Cook wants line of sight on guzzlers of WA gas

As climate groups deride his government’s pro-gas stance,the premier is giving thought to how to hold WA’s international gas customers to account on climate.

  • byHamish Hastie
Labor’s backing for gas growth ‘not like the Coalition’:King

Labor’s backing for gas growth ‘not like the Coalition’:King

The federal government doubles down on its support for increased gas production,with Resources Minister Madeleine King labelling calls for no large new gas projects “useless”.

  • byPeter Milne
The two major threats to a ‘net zero’ world
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The two major threats to a ‘net zero’ world

Shell’s head of strategy says the chances of meeting the global carbon emissions targets depend on two crucial factors.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
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Developed in a lab and grown in a vat:It’s meat,but not as you know it

Developed in a lab and grown in a vat:It’s meat,but not as you know it

Global demand for meat is growing. Without innovation,this will put more pressure on land clearing and greenhouse gas emissions. Could cultured meat be the solution?

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Nearly a million NSW households face new charges for solar exports

Nearly a million NSW households face new charges for solar exports

Regional electricity distributors Essential Energy and Endeavour Energy joined Ausgrid in announcing charges for solar customers exporting too much energy in the middle of the day.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Elderly protesters chip Magna Carta case at British Library

Elderly protesters chip Magna Carta case at British Library

The two women,aged 82 and 85,attempted to smash the reinforced case holding an original text of the Magna Carta in the British Library in London.

‘Not a single government dollar’:Albanese plays down gas policy push after blowback

‘Not a single government dollar’:Albanese plays down gas policy push after blowback

Six Labor MPs in at-risk seats have spoken out against the future gas strategy spearheaded by Resources Minister Madeleine King.

  • byMike Foley
Labor’s gas boost opens new front in crossbench election battle

Labor’s gas boost opens new front in crossbench election battle

Teal independents,the Greens and even Labor MPs are pushing back against the government’s gas plan as a Morrison-era rerun.

  • byMike Foley