Global warming
How forests the size of tennis courts transform Australian cities
You’ve heard of tiny homes, but what about tiny forests? It’s a growing movement in Australia, based on Japanese ideas.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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A ‘globally catastrophic’ super El Nino could form by spring
An El Nino typically associated with a hot, dry spring for Australia is likely to form towards the end of winter – and one model rates the chances of a rare super El Nino at 20-25 per cent.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Revealed: how the environment in your suburb is improving or declining
Nationally, Australia’s environment was better than the average of the past 25 years. Look up our interactive map to see how your suburb or local government area fared.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
He’s one of the godfathers of the Australian start-up sector. So why isn’t he a billionaire?
Some of Mick Liubinskas’ friends are immensely wealthy, but his passions have taken him down a different path.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
New coal mines at greenfield sites to be banned in NSW
The state government also ushered in a plan to force major coal mines to reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
- Nick O'Malley
Why ‘house burping’ should be on the agenda for Australians and their leaky homes
The Europeans were doing it for centuries before American lifestyle influencers rebranded it. But what is “house burping” – and what does it mean in the Australian setting?
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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- Climate crisis
Energy shock: families choose between cooling their homes and driving
“Intensifying global heat” has meant the time people are unable to do simple daily tasks – like walking, cleaning, or working outside – has doubled, a study has found.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons, Bianca Hall and Courtney Kruk
How to get mass adoption of EVs in city areas? It’s not just about public chargers
As inner-city residents in Sydney and Melbourne turn to DIY options to charge electric vehicles on the street, more councils are offering formal trials to suspend cables in the air or lay them safely across the street.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Delays hit Australia’s biggest battery, hindering green energy shift
Australia’s most powerful battery will not be fully operational until the end of the year, after the $1 billion project suffered a major equipment fault.
- Nick Toscano
Federal Court dismisses historic ‘greenwashing’ case against Santos
A landmark greenwashing lawsuit has been dismissed as a court rules Santos had grounds to describe natural gas as “clean energy″.
- Nick Toscano