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- ‘We miss having a dog but it’s the price you pay’: the village that banned pets to save wildlife 4 December 2025Australian eco community is a sanctuary for native animals and a showcase of sustainable livingBill Smart has never heard the word “solarpunk”. But the softly spoken 77-year-old lights up when given the definition from Wikipedia: a literary, artistic and social movement that envisions and works towards actualising a sustainable future interconnected with nature and community.Solar […]Royce Kurmelovs
- Datacentres demand huge amounts of electricity. Could they derail Australia’s net zero ambitions? 2 December 2025Banks of servers operating 24/7 generate massive amounts of heat, requiring power to run and cool themFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereDatacentre power demand in Australia could triple in five years and is forecast to exceed by 2030 the […]Petra Stock and Josh Taylor
- Australia could miss clean energy target as solar and wind investment slumps, investors warn 1 December 2025Expert cautions large pipeline of potential projects will not deliver required energy capacity unless companies make final investmentsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRenewable energy investors have warned “deep structural issues” are driving a slump in solar and wind investment in Australia, with commitments on large-scale farms at the lowest level […]Graham Readfearn and Adam Morton
- Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US 30 November 2025Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panelsAcquiring solar panels at home can be an expensive hassle for people in the US. But small, simple, plug-in solar panels for use on balconies are soon to become available for millions of Americans, with advocates hoping the […]Oliver Milman
- How can Australia convince the world to give up fossil fuels if Anthony Albanese is contradicting himself on gas expansion? | Bill Hare 24 November 2025Getting to net zero CO2 emissions globally means we can halt global warming. This requires a rapid phase-out. It’s physicsWith another set of global climate talks behind us, the Australian government faces some tricky tasks before it takes over negotiations at the next round of talks next year in Turkey. Cop30 in Belém, Brazil, did […]Bill Hare