Dutton’s claim nuclear waste would be size of Coke can ‘hard to swallow’

Dutton’s claim nuclear waste would be size of Coke can ‘hard to swallow’

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is spruiking the benefits of nuclear energy,but one of his claims has left a bad taste in experts’ mouths.

  • byMike Foley andBianca Hall

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‘Why can’t they put them off Sydney Heads?’ Inside a community divided on its future

‘Why can’t they put them off Sydney Heads?’ Inside a community divided on its future

Wollongong locals are wary about plans to build a wind farm off their beaches,but open to persuasion.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Your Tesla could make your toast. Why doesn’t it?
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Renewables

Your Tesla could make your toast. Why doesn’t it?

One of the most important technologies for a clean power grid is sitting idle in your garage.

  • byDavid Fickling
Most voters back Labor’s 2030 climate target – but only just

Most voters back Labor’s 2030 climate target – but only just

Voters remain mostly in favour of a 2030 climate change target,with 52 per cent saying the government should stick to the current goal or make even deeper cuts to emissions.

  • byDavid Crowe
Major financial institutions cut ties with Santos’ Barossa gas project
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Gas

Major financial institutions cut ties with Santos’ Barossa gas project

An international bank and a foreign investor are ending advice and loans,prompting calls for local banks to follow suit.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Massive offshore wind zone for Illawarra coast gets green light

Massive offshore wind zone for Illawarra coast gets green light

Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will announce the creation of the zone on Saturday,but has pushed it further off shore and reduced the size in response to a polarised community consultation.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
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Telstra ditches carbon credits to push harder on direct emissions

Telstra ditches carbon credits to push harder on direct emissions

The telco giant,one of Australia’s largest electricity users,has beefed up its 2030 emissions reduction targets and won’t use carbon offsets to get there.

  • byDavid Swan andCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Dutton won’t unveil 2030 climate target until after election

Dutton won’t unveil 2030 climate target until after election

Albanese slammed Dutton’s plan as an “extraordinary abandonment” of climate change action but would not be drawn on 2035 targets due by the end of this year.

  • byNick O'Malley
‘Worse than Scott Morrison’:PM attacks Dutton over revival of climate wars

‘Worse than Scott Morrison’:PM attacks Dutton over revival of climate wars

Anthony Albanese says a Coalition plan to ditch Australia’s 2030 emissions-reduction target will put the nation at odds with “all of our important allies”.

  • byBianca Hall andOlivia Ireland
Ban fossil fuel ads to prevent ‘climate hell’,says UN chief

Ban fossil fuel ads to prevent ‘climate hell’,says UN chief

UN Secretary General António Guterres branded oil and gas companies the “godfathers of climate chaos” and said they should face an advertising ban,similar to those rolled out against tobacco.

  • byJames Warrington
‘Largest coal mining proposal’ in state’s history floated for NSW

‘Largest coal mining proposal’ in state’s history floated for NSW

The Environment Protection Authority has warned that the rest of the NSW economy would have to make steeper cuts to greenhouse gas emissions to compensate if the proposal to continue Hunter Valley Operations goes ahead in its current form.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons