The first global scientific assessment of climate change impacts on World Heritage coral reefs has been published by Unesco, finding that the reefs are likely to disappear by 2100 unless CO2 emissions are drastically reduced.

The report found that soaring ocean temperat...

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released its Annual Planning Report for the Victorian electricity transmission network, finding that the Victorian power system is in transition and identifying actions needed to meet future reliability and security need...

Pacific Hydro’s has been given planning permission for Stage One of its planned 500MW solar farm in Haughton, Queensland. 

Pacific Hydro was purchased in 2016 by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) through State Power Investment Overseas of China (SPIC Overseas).

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By Keely Boom

First published on www.climatejustice.org.au

Climate litigation will dwarf all other litigation in terms of both the number of plaintiffs and the timeframe over which it can happen, according to a new report released by the Climate Justice Programme.

The re...

Ride-sharing company Lyft has announced some ambitious targets to power all of the autonomous vehicles using its platform in the future from 100 per cent renewable energy.

Lyft is seeking to provide at minimum 1 billion rides per year via electric autonomous vehicles by...

$10.2 trillion will be invested in new global power generation between 2017 and 2040, with renewable power sources such as wind and solar accounting for almost three quarters of that, according to a new Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) report.

By 2040, global emissio...

Ten percent of all of the electricity generated in the U.S. in March came from wind and solar power, marking the first such milestone in U.S. history, according to a new U.S. Energy Information Administration report.

The EIA estimates that wind and solar farms generated...

A poll by the Lowy Institute has found that a clear majority of Australians (54%) consider climate change to be a 'serious problem and a critical threat to Australia’s vital interests', and that the government should focus its attention on renewable energy rather than...

Researchers at RMIT have developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapour and split it to generate hydrogen – the cleanest source of energy.

The paint contains a newly developed compound that acts like silica gel, which is used in sachets to absorb moisture and keep...

Plans for Australia's first offshore windfarm are being progressed by Victorian company Offshore Energy and the Victorian and Commonwealth governments.

The proposal includes up to 250 wind turbines within a 574-square kilometre area, to be located between 10 and 25 kilo...