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Ten years on from the landmark Paris Agreement, countries have taken big strides in limiting emissions and the clean energy transition is accelerating rapidly. But geopolitical headwinds are growing and the damage bill for climate pollution is rising. Climate action hangs in the balance.

Solar sharer scheme will cover homes with smart meters across New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia

BoM’s statement comes after federal environment minister says site refresh ‘not meeting many users’ expectations’

The federal government has released confidential briefing documents which warn of higher power prices over the months to come.

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Australia’s sluggish electric vehicle transition has begun to accelerate. In the first half of the year, more than 72,000 battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles were sold. That’s about 12% of all new cars, up almost a quarter over the same period in 2024.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was diplomatic on his return to Australia this week when quizzed about the ongoing negotiations for the COP31 climate summit with rival Turkey.

The National Climate Risk Assessment is attacked in the Daily Telegraph, while wind turbines became a frightening obstacle for firefighting planes and solar panels a source of mountains of landfill waste

Getting from A to B is Australia's third biggest source of emissions and policymakers have been urged to pedal hard on active and shared transport.