Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency fast becoming the new black
Peter Hannam Some time on Thursday, Mackay Sugar will flick the switch on its new $120 million co-generation plant and start supplying electricity to Queensland's regional power grid.
Coal producers ignore policy on carbon
Tom Arup Companies are sitting on Australian coal resources likely to generate an extra 150 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases.
Coal investors face risks as world cuts emissions
Tom Arup Companies are sitting on Australian coal resources likely to generate an extra 150 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases.
Clean energy shift to bring major health benefits: UN
Air pollution is an underestimated scourge that kills far more people than AIDS and malaria and a shift to cleaner energy could easily halve the toll by 2030, U.N. officials said on Tuesday.
Sydney turns off for Earth Hour
Authorities have recorded an estimated 3 per cent drop in energy use in Sydney's central business district during Earth Hour.
Share of power from coal drops
Peter Hannam The change in how Australia generates electricity has been illustrated by the share coming from coal falling below three-quarters for the first time - a shift that has helped cut carbon dioxide...
Football club joins fight against failed solar company
Peter Hannam Adelaide United football club will join a line of creditors hoping to reclaim about $5 million after South Australian-based Unleash Solar went into voluntary administration on Wednesday.
Obama to reset climate team after Chu's exit
US Energy Secretary Steven Chu, the Nobel Prize winner who shepherded an effort to help spur a clean energy US economy, will step down after a tenure rocked by the failures of some costly government...
State follows national lead over carbon
Ben Cubby The NSW government is planning to rely heavily on the carbon tax to cut greenhouse gas emissions until 2020, despite campaigning to have it abolished.
LED lighting outshines rivals
Gerard Wynn The LED lighting industry is set to dominate the global market more than a century after its discovery as competition from rivals fades.
Energy savings push extended to low-income families
Peter Hannam As many as 25,000 low-income households will receive federal government support to cut their energy use in the first round of energy efficiency grants paid for by funds from the carbon tax.
With the world at steak, eat more veggies
Tim Barlass Proud carnivores Sam Neill and Sam Kekovich look away, a campaign to encourage Australians to eat less meat has been launched.
Five tips for living on the 'unrecognisable Earth' of the future
Catherine Armitage A climate change veteran's practical advice on what you can do to get ready for the changes ahead.
Building a sustainable future
Peter Hannam AUSTRALIANS wondering how to limit their contribution to climate change don't have to look beyond the front gate, says Tony Isaacs, a specialist in sustainable buildings.
Kyoto extension to limit carbon market access to some nations
The deal to extend pollution limits under the Kyoto Protocol restricts the ability of Japan, Russia, Canada and New Zealand to take advantage of carbon market mechanisms under the United Nations...
Investor group says trillions of dollars at risk from climate change
A coalition of the world's largest investors called on governments to ramp up action on climate change and boost clean-energy investment or risk trillions of dollars in investments and disruption to...
Government starts review of draft IPCC working report
Peter Hannam The Australian government begins its review of the latest draft of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report, pledging ‘‘an open and comprehensive approach’’ as...
Energy producers caught off guard by demand slump
Peter Hannam As debate heats up over who is blame for a surge in electricity prices, bureaucrats and generators struggle to adjust to a surprising shift in demand.
Pig farm first to tap into carbon credits
Peter Hannam A New South Wales piggery has become the first in Australia to turn its manure into carbon credits, earning it as much as $150,000 a year.
Obama, Romney waste debate as builders turn green
James S. Russell The cringe-inducing catfight about oil drilling in the second US presidential debate reminded us how carefully both candidates have avoided the topic of climate change.
