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Brisbane Olympics 2032: The First Climate Positive Olympics
You might have heard that Brisbane is, in all likelihood, set to host the Olympic Games in 2032. And while this is a big win

Coal-rich Hunter Valley ponders jobs future as Asian giants commit to net-zero carbon emissions
At the Lochinvar pub in the NSW Hunter Valley, a couple of power industry workers meet for a drink and ponder the future. “Everybody’s a

Bitcoin may soon consume more power than Australia — almost 10 times more than Google, Microsoft and Facebook combined
Bitcoin has a climate problem. The cryptocurrency uses huge quantities of electricity and as the price of a single Bitcoin has skyrocketed beyond $50,000, Bitcoin

Meet the giant mechanical stomach turning food waste into electricity
Tonnes of food scraps collected from restaurants and supermarkets are being converted into electricity under a green energy initiative powering thousands of homes in Perth. The

Running the numbers on Victoria’s climate plan – the leader in state climate action
Over the weekend, the state of Victoria announced a collection of new climate targets. They’re relatively straightforward. The state’s leadership has already cut the state’s emissions by

Getting ready for climate change is about people, not spreadsheets. Let’s use our imaginations
Measures in this week’s federal budget to help Australians withstand and adapt to climate change are sorely needed, after years of cuts in this policy

Government sceptical of Forrest’s green steel vision
The Morrison government is at loggerheads with Australia’s richest man over the future of economy-defining export industries, with resources minister Keith Pitt joining the Prime

Elon Musk just bought $100 million in publicity for the carbon capture industry
There is no way to stabilize the world’s temperature without an aggressive plan to pull carbon out of the atmosphere. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

Engineers have built machines to scrub CO₂ from the air. But will it halt climate change?
On Wednesday this week, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was measured at at 415 parts per million (ppm). The level is the