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Volkswagen launches the ID.4 electric crossover, as it starts deliveries of its smaller stablemate, the ID.3 electric hatch.

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Did Battery Day live up to the hype? There was no million-mile battery, but some analysts say the pace of cost reductions is still hugely significant.

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Western Power to offer incentives to business and industrial customers to manage their rooftop solar PV, battery storage and flexible load.

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This stroke of serendipity shows how much there is still to be learned about the natural history of Australia. Surely more surprises are out there waiting for us. Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn, Research Scientist, CSIRO Ben Gooden, Plant ecologist, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Efforts to stamp out 'fake news' on social media inadvertently see ads for rooftop solar and clean energy events rejected for being too 'political'.

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The real story behind the Liddell numbers produced by the Coalition government to justify their intervention in the gas and electricity markets.

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In the US, the gas sector is giving up. So why would Australian taxpayers go down this path? Is it because we just want to throw away money?

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Five energy experts talk about the path to a renewables grid - good planning, lots of storage, and management of solar PV and electric vehicles among the priorities.

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Global warming is behind the scale and impact of recent wildfires in the western US, scientists say.

New technology has been unveiled which allows humans to ask robots questions and understand their actions.

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Morgan Stanley this week raised its EU carbon price forecasts for the next five years by a massive 55% on average following the release of more ambitious climate plans by the European Commission.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices inched up on the secondary market for the second straight week, while RGGI allowances (RGA) stagnated despite an uptick in activity.

The Oregon Clean Fuels Program (OCFP) posted a 45,000-tonne credit surplus during the first quarter of the year even as the policy’s carbon intensity benchmarks tightened, according to state data published Wednesday.

California should revisit its cap-and-trade programme in the wake of consecutive undersubscribed quarterly auctions and the need to increase climate ambition across the Golden State, a state legislator and board member of regulator ARB said Thursday.

We must make ensure that puppies born into the greyhound racing don't slip through the cracks. Alexandra McEwan, Lecturer: Law, CQUniversity Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

To fully understand why droughts begin, persist and end, we need to answer the question: where does Australia’s rainfall come from? It may seem basic, but the answer isn't so simple. Chiara Holgate, Hydrologist & PhD Candidate, Australian National University Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Jason Evans, Professor, UNSW Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

It's official, bird song did sound different during lockdown, according to a scientific study.

Opportunities to invest in technology-based carbon removals in the EU have improved in recent years, opening new pathways for the bloc's heavy industry, an IEA report released Thursday said.

President Xi Jinping’s 2060 carbon neutral target will likely bring about massive offset demand in China in the long run, but market participants and observers expect the nation’s fledgling emissions trading system to remain unaffected initially.