‘Beyond comprehension’:Why Finland is planning 100,000 years into the future

‘Beyond comprehension’:Why Finland is planning 100,000 years into the future

It reads like a science fiction book:On a tiny island off Finland’s coast,robot tractors work deep underground to move the nation’s nuclear waste. But soon,in a world first,the gates of Onkalo will open.

  • byNick O'Malley

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‘Near unliveable’ extreme heat poses national security risk

Climate change could throw into doubt the feasibility of crucial military bases,a group of leading defence figures has warned.

  • byMatthew Knott
Port Phillip council pulls the plug on kerbside car charging

Port Phillip council pulls the plug on kerbside car charging

A trial of private EV charging stations outside residents’ homes will be abandoned over concerns about costs,flood risk and the use of public space.

  • byCara Waters
Nationals’ nuclear climate policy puts Australia’s Paris deal in doubt

Nationals’ nuclear climate policy puts Australia’s Paris deal in doubt

Nationals leader David Littleproud has conceded turning to nuclear power would mean Australia misses its 2030 emissions reduction target.

  • byJames Massola andMike Foley
Why Goyder survived even though his climate plan was panned

Why Goyder survived even though his climate plan was panned

For large investors such as pension and superannuation funds,a vote against what climate activists and experts and some shareholders believe is a vague and feeble plan to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement is a no-brainer.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Planning hurdles holding back the power grid’s race to renewables

Planning hurdles holding back the power grid’s race to renewables

Wind and solar farms are waiting up to two years for planning permission,as investors take aim at “pinch points” obstructing efforts to wean the grid off coal.

  • byNick Toscano
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Renewable energy is slashing emissions,now it’s cutting prices too

Renewable energy is slashing emissions,now it’s cutting prices too

Wholesale electricity prices are down as the share of renewable energy in the grid continues to grow.

  • byMike Foley andNick Toscano
Top UK fund turns up heat on Goyder as Woodside faces climate revolt

Top UK fund turns up heat on Goyder as Woodside faces climate revolt

Britain’s biggest asset manager will vote to remove Richard Goyder as chair of Australian energy giant Woodside amid a backlash over the board’s climate stance.

  • byNick Toscano
Bill shock means home batteries make financial sense,despite expense

Bill shock means home batteries make financial sense,despite expense

A quarter of a million households now have home batteries to store the electricity their rooftop solar generates and help them avoid sky-high power bills.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Inside the backlash facing Australia’s biggest energy company

Inside the backlash facing Australia’s biggest energy company

Woodside shareholders are about to decide if the company is doing enough to diversify revenue away from fossil fuels as warnings intensify about emissions heating the planet.

  • byNick Toscano
Done right,the future is more than just wind turbines and solar fields
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Done right,the future is more than just wind turbines and solar fields

There are political and economic risks in pumping public money into new tech,but the payoffs are potentially vast for new and old industries alike.

  • byNick O'Malley