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Chloe Hooper on Victoria's 'Black Saturday' bushfires, the arsonist responsible for two of the fires, and why we are living in an age of fire.

Hyundai unveils pricing and delivery details of its long-awaited Ioniq range of electric vehicles, including the first battery EV under $A50,000.

The post Hyundai formally unveils Ioniq electric range, with pricing and timing appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Without Jones, the world might have lost the Mauritius kestrel, the pink pigeon, the echo parakeet and more – but the biologist’s methods are controversial

The last surviving bird of prey on Mauritius seemed doomed. In 1974, there were only four Mauritius kestrels left in the wild and attempts to breed them in captivity were failing. Extinction was “all but inevitable”, in the words of Norman Myers, one of the world’s leading environmental scientists.

Carl Jones, a biologist who arrived on the island in the 70s as an idealistic 24-year-old, remembers his employers, the charity that became BirdLife International, instructing him to “pull out elegantly” and leave the kestrel-saving to Mauritius government officials. “That actually meant closing it down, because the Mauritians didn’t have the resources or capacity for doing it,” he says.

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As Nasa prepares to land on Mars, Victoria Gill has been to the centre of operations and found out about an unusual tradition.

Team will collect samples in the Antarctic to prove role of mammal in function of the oceans

Most people go out of their way to avoid even the faintest whiff of excrement, but a team of scientists is now preparing to voyage for seven weeks to the Antarctic so they can collect blue whale faeces and examine its impact on biodiversity and climate change.

“The most detailed whale poo expedition ever,” as the participants have dubbed it, aims to test a theory that waste from the world’s biggest mammal plays a far more crucial role in maintaining the productivity of southern oceans than previously believed.

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Brown coal generation hits record low, as coal units in heatwave affected Queensland and NSW experience multiple trips.

The post Brown coal generation hits record low, as black coal units trip in Queensland heatwave appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Labor's win in Victoria sets whole country on target for a rapid clean energy transition. The question now is only the pace, and that will be resolved by the upcoming federal poll.

The post Labor’s smashing win in Victoria a huge tonic for Australia’s clean energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Locally sourced renewables – not coal – promise the most resilience in times of catastrophe. The US military has embraced clean energy in the name of national security.

The post Trump says US needs coal for grid security – military proves otherwise appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victorian election illustrates ca positive stance on renewables wins elections, even if the right wing are proud to be martyrs and to martyr their colleagues for the cause. Meanwhile, there's fantastic optimism about rooftop solar and batteries.

The post Know your NEM: Cause for optimism – in politics and in rooftop solar market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It's not clear why the two pods got washed up on the beach but it was not possible to save them.

On Tuesday 27 November, Guardian Australia will be running a live Q&A on our site, allowing school students and young Australians to ask experts about climate science, policy and what action young people can take.

Email your question to myclimatequestions@theguardian.com or ask on Twitter or Instagram using #MyClimateQuestions. Then visit the Guardian Australia site from 4pm-6.30pm to follow the blog

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Guardian Australia runs live online Q&A as hundreds of school students plan to strike over environmental inaction

Young Australians are frustrated about inaction on climate change – more so when the older generations don’t appear to be doing much about it.

Related: Passing the baton: will young people take up the fight to save the planet?

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The Labor Party's newly announced energy policy could finally set Australia's electricity sector on the path to a renewables-driven future. But policies are still needed to cut emissions elsewhere. Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A hiker camping in remote Stewart Island alerted authorities to the discovery

More than 140 pilot whales have died on a remote New Zealand beach, the latest in a recent string of whale strandings and deaths in the country.

On Saturday night the Department of Conservation [DoC] was informed of a mass whale stranding in Mason Bay on Stewart Island.

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The InSight mission is about to make the hair-raising descent to the surface of the Red Planet.

A new exhibition highlights the work of the 2018 Nature’s Best Photography award winners.

Learn more about how new projects, increased funding, innovative approaches and a focus on resilience and restoration are providing hope for the future of the Great Barrier Reef.

Australia’s leading independent solar power installer Solaray Energy has rounded off asuccessful 2018 with the announcement that they will be a foundation partner for the SMA PowerUP Trusted Solar Energy Dealer Network.

The post Solaray the first foundation partner for the SMA PowerUP Trusted Solar Energy Dealer Network appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Recruitment for four new members of the ACT Climate Change Council is now underway.

The post Be part of the climate change solution— ACT Climate Change Council seeks new members appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tossing the carcasses of dead salmon on to a river bank over two decades has boosted tree growth, a study finds.