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As the major parties battle for the critical by-election seat of the Upper Hunter, what policies are they putting up to help the region transition from coal?

Australia's coal fired power plants are on borrowed time. The Northern power plant at Port Augusta in South Australia was reduced to rubble in 2017, and Hazelwood in Victoria's LaTrobe Valley went the same way last year. Next...

What should the plan of action be to secure our power grid for the next 100 years?

The Government is pushing for a "gas-led" recovery from the coronavirus recession, a plan that's been labelled "crazy stuff" from former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

The world's largest emitter, China reckons it will be carbon-neutral by 2060 and that its emissions will peak within the next 10 years. If the country's climate track record is anything to go by, it's likely to reach both...

Look to the future, how are the lights in your house, your car and your community powered? The conversation is bigger than coal verse renewable. This is where recycling enters the conversation.

Today electricity produced by wind and solar is as cheap if not cheaper than any other form of energy. But 20 years ago, it was a very different story. How and why has the cost of renewables dropped so dramatically?

More and more countries are signing up to a net zero emissions target. China, Japan and South Korea have all committed in just the past few months, while US President-elect Joe Biden will follow suit next year. But Australia...

What a difference a single word can make. Scott Morrison appears to be crab walking his way to a net-zero emissions target, something he now describes as "preferable" for Australia by 2050. The comment has drawn howls of...

For more than 100 years Collie has dug up coal but, as Australia's demand for the black river of gold is drying up, residents must look elsewhere to guarantee their future.

For more than 100 years Collie has dug up coal but, as Australia's demand for the black river of gold is drying up, residents must look elsewhere to guarantee their future.

It's been identified as the clean energy source that could help bring the world to net-zero emissions, but green hydrogen's future is not yet assured.

Green hydrogen gives Australia an opportunity to slash our emissions — and if we get this right, the impact could be nothing short of nation-building, argues business leader Andrew Forrest.

Green hydrogen gives Australia an opportunity to slash our emissions — and if we get this right, the impact could be nothing short of nation-building, argues business leader Andrew Forrest.

Demand for Australian thermal coal has peaked, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), and renewables will deliver 80 per cent of the world's energy needs in the next few years.