If you're looking for a career, or considering re-training, there's at least one sector that will have a tonne of work. Recent studies have estimated more than half-a-million jobs will be created through what's called the "clean energy transition".
New vehicle sales in August were the best for that month since 2017 in a market where demand continues to outstrip supply, and the appetite for electric vehicles reached a record 4.4 per cent of all new vehicles sold.
The worldâs biggest fund manager, BlackRock, has selected Australia for the rollout of its largest investment in grid-scale batteries that will be crucial to driving the shift from coal to clean energy.
âMass uptake of e-bikesâ will also lead to âa significant early contributionâ in reducing transport emissions, while asking much less of the power grid, the study found. E-bikes are a double boon to the grid because their home chargers run on existing circuits and draw ârelatively low power (500 watts to 1400 watts).â
Scientists have invented a magical gadget that sucks the ink off printer paper so each sheet can be used 10 times over. They aim to cut the amount of planet-heating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the paper and pulp industry by reducing demand for office paper.
A once-in-a-decade report from CSIRO, Australiaâs national science agency, identifies seven global megatrends that hold the key to the challenges and opportunities ahead.
How is it, despite a steady drumbeat of extreme weather events, a rising tide of public outcry, and growing consensus across the political spectrum, that the world remains so profoundly far from the outer limits of the climate targets considered âsafeâ?
Oxford start-up Deep Planet is leveraging AI and satellite imagery data to help wine growers and producers adapt to climate change.
US President Joe Biden has announced $2.3bn (ÂŁ1.9bn) to help build infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather and natural disasters.
A giant âwater batteryâ capable of storing as much energy as 400,000 electric car batteries has been switched on in Switzerland.
The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering says the country's renewable energy share will rise to 69 per cent by 2030
New agreement to fast-track climate solutions signed as countries underscore need for diversified supply chains
Renewables remain the cheapest new-build electricity generation option in Australia, although inflation and supply chain disruptions will likely put cost reductions on hold for the next year, CSIROâs annual GenCost report has found.
Addressing the twin challenges of carbon emissions and biodiversity loss requires political will and leadership. Ambitious commitments must be made
Home owners could soon save money on loans and insurance by making their homes more energy efficient, while banks and insurers gain new insights into the sustainability of their residential portfolios, thanks to Adelaide-based fintech startup ValAi.
Olympia Yarger is creating new jobs almost as fast as sheâs breeding maggots. Her food-waste-management start-up, Goterra, breeds fly larvae (maggots) and houses them in internet-connected, remote-controlled shipping containers into which customers dump their food waste
Home owners could soon save money on loans and insurance by making their homes more energy efficient, while banks and insurers gain new insights into the sustainability of their residential portfolios, thanks to Adelaide-based fintech startup ValAi.
Advantageously, these super functional seedling pots solve the inherent problems with plastic pots: excess watering, nutrient runoff and transplanting needs.
The Supreme Court has issued a major ruling on the governmentâs ability to regulate greenhouse gases. Weâll be looking at what tech can do to fill the void as well as Frontierâs big carbon removal purchase. Join us as we try to make climate lemonade.