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Tiny fairy wasps are so small they can lay their eggs inside other insects eggs, but they punch above their weight when it comes to keeping pests down. Manu Saunders, Research fellow, University of New England Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Victorian households waiting to install half-price solar might have to wait another few weeks, after the July quota of the state government’s rooftop rebate was filled within days.

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More than 1,300 legal actions over global heating brought since 1990, say researchers

Climate action lawsuits against governments and corporations have spread across 28 countries, according to a new analysis.

The study reveals that more than 1,300 legal actions concerning climate change have been brought since 1990.

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Move by heritage body follows revelations last year about oil and gas investments

The National Trust is divesting its £1bn portfolio from fossil fuels in an attempt to help tackle the escalating climate crisis.

The organisation, which looks after 780 miles (1,250km) of coastline, 248,000 hectares (612,000 acres) of land and more than 500 historic houses, castles, monuments and parks, said it would withdraw the vast majority of its investments from fossil fuels within 12 months, and the entirety within three years.

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The Washington Post's weather editor explains how digital media changed the way we connect to the weather, and why it's wrong for weather editors to leave climate change out of the discussion. Andrea Carson, Associate Professor at La Trobe University. Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University Lawrie Zion, Professor of Journalism, La Trobe University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

AEMC is proposing a series of complicated rule changes to solve what most see as a simple problem – and it risks an unknown impact on the electricity market.

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Plans to build a 500MW solar farm with 250MW/1000MWh of battery storage north-east of Adelaide have won development approval from the S.A. government.

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Exclusive: former environment minister rejected department advice and approved Yeelirrie mine day before election called

The former environment minister Melissa Price acknowledged that approval of a uranium mine in Western Australia could lead to the extinction of up to 12 native species but went ahead with the decision anyway.

The admission is contained in a statement of reasons signed by the minister before she approved the Yeelirrie uranium mine, 500km north of Kalgoorlie, the day before the federal election was called in April.

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Mammoth 1.17 GW Noor Abu Dhabi solar park, claimed as the world’s largest single solar project – and one of the cheapest – has entered commercial operation.

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Tesla has achieved its goal to beat its previous quarterly delivery record, reporting 95,200 electric vehicles delivered by end of June – 72,531 of which were Model 3s.

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An Australia-first housing development trial offering drastically reduced daytime power costs through a residential solar PPA has seen 90% uptake from new home buyers.

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Why I held a Tesla Model 3 reservation from week one, but bought a Hyundai Kona electric instead.

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A growing number of denim producers are embracing environmentally-friendly production methods.

Scientist James Lovelock speaks to the BBC's Mishal Husain ahead of his 100th birthday.

By launching underwater vehicles in situ the boat will allow more time to survey the ocean floor.

In the face of growing criticism for its lack of environmental transparency, Amazon is attempting to keep its greenhouse gas emissions a secret in Australia.

Unesco committee says NSW proposal to raise wall incompatible with listing

Unesco’s world heritage committee has found that a proposal to raise the wall of the Warragamba Dam is incompatible with the world heritage status of the Blue Mountains of New South Wales.

The committee has urged Australia to submit an updated environmental impact statement for the controversial project before any final decisions are made.

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Australians have long been early adopters of new technology, but we're well behind the rest of the world when it comes to electric vehicles.

The NSW Government's plan to raise the height of the Warrangama Dam west of Sydney will be scrutinised by the World Heritage Committee.

Strictly enforced no-take marine areas benefit everyone, from the fish to fishers. Dustin Marshall, Professor, Marine Evolutionary Ecology, Monash University Liz Morris, Administration Manager, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.