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- Australia urged to move away from oil dependency or risk fuel supply crisis Thu, 18 Jul 19, 4:00amSubmission to government review calls for urgent uptake of electric vehicles, a boost to public transport and tightening of efficiency standards
- Electric cars could form battery hubs to store renewable energy Thu, 11 Jul 19, 9:01amBy 2050, National Grid predicts, 35m electric cars will supply energy when needed
- BHP warns investors coal could be phased out 'sooner than expected' Wed, 22 May 19, 4:45pmMining giant loses its appetite for thermal coal and will turn instead to oil, copper and nickel
- The climate change election: where do the parties stand on the environment? Sun, 12 May 19, 1:38pmAs the global and local environment reaches crisis point, Australians have a clear choice at Saturday’s election. Here are the parties’ key policies
- 'Woefully dirty': government accused over Australia's failure to cut vehicle emissions Sun, 31 Mar 19, 7:57amAustralia has not set efficiency standards, despite years of talking, in contrast to China, India, Japan, US and EU
- SeaBubbles shows off its ‘flying’ all-electric boat in Miami Mon, 18 Feb 19, 5:44amWe were promised flying cars but, as it turns out, flying boats were easier to build. SeaBubbles, a “flying” boat startup that uses electric power instead of gas, hit Miami this weekend to show off one of its...
- 'Among the worst in OECD': Australia's addiction to cheap, dirty petrol Tue, 5 Feb 19, 4:00amFederal Chamber of Automotive Industries CEO says improving quality of high sulphur fuel could offer 5% improvement on CO2 emissions ‘overnight’
- Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle debuts at CES Tue, 29 Jan 19, 3:30amIt may have taken five years, but Harley-Davidson’s vision for the electric motorcycle market is here and ready for pre-order. First conceptualized with a prototype in 2014, the production-ready model made its European...
- California plans to show the world how to meet the Paris climate target | Dana Nuccitelli Mon, 17 Sep 18, 8:00pmGovernor Jerry Brown signed an executive order for statewide carbon neutrality by 2045
- High streets will go on suffering until the digital economy pays more tax Sun, 8 Jul 18, 4:00pmShopkeepers are essentially correct: business rates are pre-internet and have become archaicHouse of Fraser, Mothercare, Marks & Spencer, Debenhams...
- The latest weak attacks on EVs and solar panels | Dana Nuccitelli Mon, 4 Jun 18, 8:00pmThe powerful few who benefit from the fossil fuel status quo are exerting their influence
- California, battered by global warming’s weather whiplash, is fighting to stop it | Dana Nuccitelli Mon, 14 May 18, 8:00pmHit by record droughts and rainfall and wildfires, California leads the way in tackling global warming
- Hydrogen-powered transport key to climate targets, says Shell Tue, 27 Mar 18, 4:39amOil firm says gas could account for 10% of global energy consumption by end of century
- World's first mass-producible 3D-printed electric car will cost under $10K Thu, 22 Mar 18, 1:10amThe world's first mass-producible, 3D-printed electric car is set to revolutionize the auto industry. An Italy-based electric car company XEV and 3D printing material company Polymaker launched the tiny LSEV during a recent...
- Rising threat of transport emissions | Letters Fri, 9 Mar 18, 5:30amHarold Forbes says the principle of polluter pays is rarely implemented; Jeremy Tomkinson calls for clear policy on lowering petrol emissions; Chris Tidmarsh laments the sparsity of electric-car charging points in Southwark...