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Atlassian co-founder says industry should be motivated by idea that $20bn Sun Cable project could supply Singapore power below Australian prices.

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Working group comes as new federal drought coordinator Shane Stone refuses to be drawn on climate change’s impact on drought

Agriculture ministers have agreed to establish a new drought working group to better coordinate the country’s assistance to farmers, amid criticism that the current system is too confusing.

Following a meeting of state and territory agriculture ministers in Moree in NSW on Tuesday, federal drought minister David Littleproud announced the new working group would be set up and would report back to government in February.

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Turnbull says Morrison has bowed to Coalition climate deniers, and is setting Australia up for 'an even bigger mountain to climb' post-2030.

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Environmental watchdog ditches proposed requirement for all new emissions-intensive projects in W.A. to be carbon-neutral, in new draft greenhouse gas guidelines.

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United Kingdom wind power sets new record, allowing some households to get paid for using energy under innovative scheme to switch demand.

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Research that promises to halve the greenhouse gas emissions of steel-making by using heat from concentrated solar power wins 2019 AMP Amplify Ignite competition.

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Just weeks after ASX-listed ClearVue won approval to market its solar integrated glass units in the US, the company has cleared the way for sales in Europe.

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NSW energy minister Matt Kean says "we cannot allow ideology and politics to get in the way of our clear path" to renewables and economic prosperity.

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Telstra in market for new wind and solar projects as Macquarie identifies more than 12TWh of corporate demand for renewables in Australia.

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Research on 378 killer whales finds those with grandmothers live longer and the older females help them when food is scarce

Doting killer whale grandmothers help their grand calves survive, particularly in times of food scarcity, scientists reported in a paper that sheds new light on the evolutionary role of menopause.

Orca females stop reproducing in their thirties or forties but can continue to live for decades more, a phenomenon known only to exist in humans and four other mammal species, all of which are whales.

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Indigenous people come to COP25 to protest plans to expand oil production in the western Amazon.

Climate change could make the problem worse, multiplying the misery for displaced people.

AEMO's Zibelman says case for renewables is not about politics, but simple economics, with wind, solar and storage clearly cheaper than all alternatives.

The post AEMO’s Zibelman: By 2040, one quarter of Australia’s electricity will come from homes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Nationals have stoked opposition to the Murray Darling Basin Plan at every opportunity. Now they cannot contain the fury of rural voters. Daniel Connell, Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

European carbon prices reversed early losses on Monday on news that Germany would proceed with EUA cancellations to offset the market impact of its coal phaseout.

Do you outsource repair work on your car? They're often much more complicated than they used to be, with lots of electronic add-ons to the usual mechanical bits. But does that mean we should abandon all control over our vehicles? In the latest episode of our Hands On series, Hilary Harper tries to get to grips with her car's innards.

The voluntary carbon market is seeking a 5-10 year stay from emissions auditing rules to prevent a collapse in clean investment, a risk some governments say is unfounded and could even slow national climate action.

Peter wants to know about the sustainability of hemp and why it's not used more than it is. He writes, "How much serious science is being done to evaluate hemp's suitability for various uses and products, and what are the barriers preventing the use of hemp on an industrial scale?" ABC Science reporter Nick Kilvert investigates this one.

The "grandmother effect" was even stronger with grandmothers that had gone through the menopause.