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The Committee on Climate Change says the extra tax would help curb the growing demand for air travel.

Residents of Stockton, north of Newcastle, who are losing their beach to dramatic erosion, are demanding emergency action from the state government. A childcare centre that supported 72 children was forced to permanently close on 3 September and the Stockton Surf Life Saving Club – once a 150m run across the sands from the waves – now has water regularly crashing at its rock wall. In June last year, erosion exposed a dump site containing asbestos, which made its way onto the sands

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Model 3 figures in Australia cast against direct fossil fuel competitors in the local auto market are encouraging - but how long will they last?

The post Model 3 sales in Australia are slaughtering direct fossil fuel competitors appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plans to put a price on greenhouse gas emissions from New Zealand agriculture have been stalled as the government coalition partners struggle to agree details, according to domestic media reports.

Reluctant Angus Taylor finally sets a date to face up to COAG Energy Council as state ministers grow impatient with lack of progress.

The post Taylor to finally face up to energy ministers, but will he face up to clean energy future? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The summit was supposed to get global climate action back on track. But despite a few bright spots, the urgent action needed to avoid a climate catastrophe looks a long way off. Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australian big four bank pledges to source 100% of its electricity from renewables by 2025, joining Westpac and Commonwealth Bank in global RE100 initiative.

The post ANZ joins RE100 and commits to source 100% renewables by 2025 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

After years of decline, China's coal production is now at the highest point it's been for five years. And that is not good.

The post China is trying to control its coal-fuelled electricity, but it’s not succeeding appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coal mine refusal is another red flag for KEPCO’s overseas coal projects.

The post Despite Bylong rejection, NSW still at risk of oversupply from new coal mines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Australian landscape is very old and the soils in inland areas can be very fragile. Ken Doust, Senior Lecturer in Engineering Management , Southern Cross University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

If the country doubles its coal production, the Paris climate agreement goals cannot be met

António Guterres is this week hosting a major gathering of world leaders in an attempt to accelerate global action on climate change. The UN secretary general has made tackling fossil fuels, and especially coal, central to the summit’s success. He has urged governments to stop permitting new coal-fired power stations to be built and to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels.

In this context, the countries that are subsidising and facilitating the expansion of coal, oil and gas production merit just as much critical scrutiny as those that are burning these fuels. Just as it would be wrong to tackle smoking by focusing only on smokers and ignoring the efforts of Big Tobacco, it is wrong to tackle the global fossil fuel addiction by ignoring the countries that deal heavily in the product. It’s wrong to tackle the global fossil fuel addiction by ignoring the countries that deal heavily in the product.

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Scott Morrison is not doing the Climate Summit, but boy does he have a plan to combat catastrophic global warming: put the blame on China and recycle cardboard boxes.

The post Climate action is important, but how good is cardboard box recycling! appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Carnegie relies on third party investors to help reach minimum fund raising target for the re-capitalisation of its wave energy business.

The post Carnegie Clean Energy scrapes together funds to recapitalise wave business appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Anna Skarbek, the head of ClimateWorks Australia, on the key role of electric vehicles in meeting emissions reduction targets, and why they already make financial sense for fleet owners.

The post The Driven Podcast: Why EVs already make financial sense for fleet managers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A bold global vision for dramatic reductions in embodied carbon across the built environment has been endorsed by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) with leading Australian companies also pledging their support.

The post GBCA backs new global vision for net zero carbon by 2050 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Natural historian denounces Scott Morrison’s policies, saying the bleached Great Barrier Reef is ‘a tragic sight’

David Attenborough has criticised the Morrison government’s record on climate policy and support for new coalmines.

In an interview that will air on Triple J’s Hack on Tuesday, the celebrated broadcaster and natural historian also said visiting coral reefs, such as the Great Barrier Reef, that have bleached due to warming oceans is “a tragic sight”.

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Researchers from around the world meet to finalise a study on the impact of warming on oceans and icy regions.

The US space agency's new polar observer could have a transformative impact in an unexpected area.

South Australia to use its abundant cheap wind and solar to make Australia's first move towards renewable hydrogen economy and multi-billion dollar export potential.

The post South Australia unveils plans for 100% renewable hydrogen economy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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