NSW will miss its net zero target – unless we get our act together. Here’s how we can
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NSW will miss its net zero target – unless we get our act together. Here’s how we can

The way we all use energy will make a big difference,but we also have to divert labour and resources from big infrastructure projects to private investment in the net zero economy.

  • byPeter Achterstraat

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The climate killer we ignore:Women are losing babies. I call it ‘maternalcide’

The climate killer we ignore:Women are losing babies. I call it ‘maternalcide’

Soaring heat and compounding natural disasters are triggering fatal heart-related illnesses,mosquito-borne viruses and other fetal abnormalities.

  • byNathalie Beasnael
World’s biggest renewables hub planned for Australian desert

World’s biggest renewables hub planned for Australian desert

Donald Trump’s US election win is raising hopes for green investment growth in markets outside the US – and plans are afoot for Australia to capitalise.

  • byMike Foley
Australia is already 1.5 degrees hotter

Australia is already 1.5 degrees hotter

The CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology have been mapping Australia’s changing climate for 14 years. Here’s what their latest snapshot tells us.

  • byBianca Hall
Coalition’s ‘coal-to-nuclear’ plan puts fossil fuel in use for decades

Coalition’s ‘coal-to-nuclear’ plan puts fossil fuel in use for decades

Peter Dutton’s opposition has declared its plan will reach net zero by 2050 as it slams the Albanese government’s renewable energy goals.

  • byMike Foley andNick Toscano
Plibersek approves ‘1.3 billion tonnes’ of coal mine emissions

Plibersek approves ‘1.3 billion tonnes’ of coal mine emissions

The environment minister has approved decades-long extensions to three coal mines,while her plan to create an Environment Protection Authority remains in limbo.

  • byMike Foley
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Why Brisbane needs more green space,not less

Why Brisbane needs more green space,not less

As climate change intensifies the severity of flooding across the city,our green spaces play a major role in safeguarding the community.

  • byAli Cheshmehzangi
The secret facility extracting gold from electronic waste
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The secret facility extracting gold from electronic waste

Metallurgists are extracting gold,silver and copper as they hunt through your e-waste for precious metals.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Harnessed waste heat from cremations,sewage sludge could soon power our homes
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Harnessed waste heat from cremations,sewage sludge could soon power our homes

Waste heat generated from piggeries,kilns and even crematoriums is being touted to power homes under a trial that has developed a commercially viable engine.

  • byBianca Hall