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University of Queensland researcher Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg has been named as one of the world’s 100 most influential people in climate policy for 2019.

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As NSW prepares to vote in a too-close-to-call election, the silence on the hot-button policy issues of climate change and renewable energy is deafening.

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Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s claim of finding traces of rare bird questioned by investigation

The Australian Wildlife Conservancy has had to retract research it published about the endangered night parrot after an investigation into whether sightings of the parrot were staged.

An independent panel investigated evidence that was used to support reports published by the conservation group that claimed to have found traces of the elusive bird at Kalamurina Wildlife Sanctuary in South Australia and Diamantina National Park in Queensland.

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Former head of a solar company plans to re-open Redbank coal fired generator in the Hunter Valley, once described as the most polluting in Australia.

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Renewables share jumps to 21.2 per cent as wind and solar displace coal and gas, but transport emissions soar as government dodges electric vehicle policies.

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The transition to 100% renewables is still not taken seriously by many in the energy industry. It should be.

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A novel blend of old and new technology is helping Australian researchers combine renewable energy and low-cost thermal storage to deliver heat for industrial processes.

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A 200MW solar farm proposed for Victoria’s south west will go before the administration tribunal in what shapes as a landmark battle over land use.

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A student house is challenged to live in a more environmentally-friendly way. How did they get on?

Ask and you shall receive: Musk confirms that production for the Australia version of the Tesla Model 3 will begin soon and it will be here this winter.

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Hyundai reveals pricing for the all-electric Kona as it formally launches the first battery-electric SUV on to the Australian market.

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A new approach could preserve fertility for boys having cancer treatment - thanks to a baby monkey.

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Hold-ups reach southern ports as analysts warn that trade could dry up amid China restructuring and diplomatic tension

The number of Chinese ports restricting or delaying Australian coal imports has continued to rise, threatening to end the export bonanza that is bloating federal coffers and signalling possible painful long-term structural change to the economy.

In an ominous development for Australia’s trade balance and federal budget, traders and buyers in China reported on Thursday that the hold-ups for Australian shipments that began in February have spread from the northern port of Dalian to Fuzhou in the south-eastern Fujian province and Rizhao in Qingdao.

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Banana blossom, jackfruit, fungi, yellow pea protein, and even insects have all been used to create what is, essentially, fake meat.

A Canadian carbon capture firm has completed its latest funding round that will allow it to build its first commercial scale direct air capture (DAC) facility, potentially leading to deployment of the technology that could remove greenhouse gases at a lower cost.

BP and Phillips 66 offered competing opinions Thursday on a Washington state bill to implement a WCI-modelled cap-and-trade programme by 2021, months after both companies spent millions to defeat a voter-led $15 carbon tax proposal.

EU carbon prices dropped below €21 on Thursday as gas prices resumed their downward slide and the bloc’s leaders met in an attempt to stave off the prospects of a no-deal Brexit.

Background Briefing's Ann Jones reveals how one of Australia's largest conservation groups unknowingly published evidence that was misleading, and in some cases fake, over the course of a two-year fundraising campaign.

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