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The 6th meeting of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Council was held on 7 October 2016 in Melbourne.

Dibbinsdale, Wirral The alarm builds, then we hear a plaintive whistle from on high, the birds take flight and we glimpse the buzzard

Entering Thornton Wood you have to watch your feet, treading cautiously through crisp leaves to avoid disturbing the bumblebees burrowing into the soft soil of the bank. This is one of the wildest patches of the Dibbinsdale woodland and there are no accessible footpaths or signed trails to lead the way.

Brambles and nettles are running rampant after summer growth spurts. The valley drops steeply down but there are plenty of ivy-wrapped tree trunks to help keep explorers upright. At the bottom Clatter Brook defies its name and progresses almost soundlessly over the smooth black stones.

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Alan Finkel to lead a review of Australia's electricity market, but states hold to individual renewable targets after Coalition failed to offer a post 2020 target. Battery storage a major focus.

Aerial footage shows a humpback whale calf desperately nudging its mother in an apparent attempt to free her from a sandbank off North Stradbroke Island, Queensland. The mother is eventually able to free herself and the pair are seen swimming away from the shallow water

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Invitation for public comment on the Draft best practice guidelines for recovery team governance and reporting template closes 7 November 2016.

Sundrop Farms' world-leading greenhouse project, using solar thermal electricity, heat and desalinated seawater to grow tomatoes in the SA desert, is in full operation.

Two Australian innovators – Wattwatchers and Independent Products – named as finalists in Australian Technology Comp.

Demand on NEM stayed flat in September, with a slight rise in coal generation and electricity emissions. Wind, meanwhile, reached its highest ever generation level, both in absolute terms and as a share of total NEM generation.

As we work through challenges in the aftermath of SA's electricity blackout, let's make sure our responses enhance rather than truncate our opportunities.

The IPCC has issued a call for nominations for experts to participate in the scoping meeting for the Sixth Assessment Report.

The IPCC has issued a call for nominations for experts to participate in the scoping meeting for the Sixth Assessment Report.

Nobel laureates are getting older in every field but one. Could it all be down to quantum mechanics?

Critics of renewables don't understand that a coal-fired power station and even extra link through NSW may not have avoided the SA blackout.

The big boom in big solar, falling costs, the convergence of battery storage providers, and the politics of renewables were the dominant themes of All Energy 2016.

AGL says wind farms not to blame for South Australia blackout, saying loss of generation not the cause of system shutting down.

Podcast: ITK's David Leitch interviews Ausnet's Alistair Parker about mini grids and battery storage and other stuff.

There will be no federal commitment to a post-2020 renewable energy target or an energy intensity scheme to close coal fired power stations until a 'critical' review in 2017, Josh Frydenberg says.

Levels of beneficial omega-3 oils in farmed salmon have fallen significantly in the past five years.

Renewable energy is cheap and good for consumers, but Australia needs to 'incentivise' gas and develop a plan for an 'orderly exit from coal', says SA Treasurer.

A landmark deal has been struck by the aviation industry to limit greenhouse gases, but environmentalists are unimpressed.