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Energy 'reliability gaps' ahead for homes, businesses

New sources of power and transmission must be built "on time and in full" to secure the nation's electricity grid, the Australian market operator has warned.

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Next stop ... good public transport that actually works

Australia's suburbanites are too often relegated to a life of car-dependency that is polluting the climate and leaving streets more congested and less safe.

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Half of Australians in the five largest cities live too far from public transport to ditch cars

Climate Council analysis finds 7 million people living in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide face huge barriers to public transport

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Offshore windfarm zone off Illawarra coast given green light in bid to ‘power Australia’s clean energy future’

Zone will be 20km off the coast and exclude areas significant for little penguin and for southern right whale migration

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Conservationists welcome downsized NSW wind farm zone

The federal government has given the green light to a downsized offshore wind farm zone stretching along the NSW Illawarra coast, south of Sydney.

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Call to cut exports, not follow 'wrong' future gas plan

A phase-down of gas exports and reserving supplies for dwindling local use would be a "real future gas strategy" for Australia, according to a climate body.

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Gas guzzler or petrol pincher: call for better car data

A green group says drivers should be given more information about the vehicles brought to Australia under the upcoming New Vehicle Efficiency Standard.

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Electric cars to make bigger impact than electric homes

Laws to reduce vehicle emissions are on track to make a bigger environmental impact than disconnecting gas appliances, according to a study.

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Manufacturers' time to shine as nation reindustrialises

It's hoped a billion-dollar investment in solar panel manufacturing will usher in a new age of industrialisation for the Australian economy.

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Fuel standard supporters slam talk of ute price spike

Claims a fuel efficiency standard will force up the price of popular utes and SUVs have been rejected by climate and vehicle groups as misleading.

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‘Paying too much’: what could you save on your holiday road trip if Australia had fuel-efficiency standards?

Climate Council finds average Australian car needs more petrol to travel same distance as more efficient models common overseas

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Switching to an EV could save Canberrans hundreds on their next road trip

Researchers say drivers are avoiding road trips due to petrol costs.

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Australia on the road to ban on high-polluting vehicles

New vehicles will have to create less pollution to be sold in Australia under new rules to come into effect in 2025.

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Big change to Australian cars remains stuck in traffic

The law that will change what cars are sold in Australia is facing delays in a development some experts say is hurting buyers' wallets.

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End of the road trip: Aussies drive less to save fuel

Seven in every 10 Australian motorists are driving less to avoid rising fuel prices, a new survey shows, amid widespread support for new standards.

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Labor’s EV strategy ‘hamstrung’ by delayed fuel efficiency standard, advocates say

Exclusive: Climate and transport groups argue electric vehicles plan has had little impact in the six months since its release

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Aussies urged to triple bus, train, bike and hike trips

Australians will need to walk, cycle and catch more trains to significantly cut emissions by 2030 and cannot do it with electric cars alone, a report warns.

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Private vehicle usage must be halved to cut emissions, Climate Council says

The council says electric vehicles need to be adopted rapidly, but other measures must be taken to cut down transport emissions.

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Mayors and councillors call for electric car change

Local government figures are urging the federal government to change Australia's electric vehicle policies to improve access to zero-emission cars.

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Aussie ute drivers could save money and cut emissions

A new report into Australians' love for utes has found drivers could save $42 million on fuel in a year by choosing the most efficient vehicles.

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Australia’s high-polluting utes spark calls to change fuel-efficiency laws

Climate Council report says carmakers funnelling their least efficient utes to Australia due to lack of fuel-efficiency standards

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Rising ute sales cause surge in carbon emissions

'Has to change': Aussies’ unwavering love for utes could throw a wrench in the country’s efforts to combat climate change.

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Utes and large SUVs are speeding past emission targets

A report into pollution from Australia's vehicle fleet has found heavy SUVs and light commercial vehicles, including utes, are missing emission targets.

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ACTU: Coal-to-renewables transition needs to be ‘with workers, not to workers’

As Australia edges towards its 2050 net zero emissions target, the question of how to support workers and communities affected by the decline of fossil

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Key senator still has concerns with safeguard mechanism

David Pocock says he still has issues with the government's plan to introduce a safeguard mechanism for the country's biggest polluters.

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