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- Countries failing to act on UN climate pledge to triple renewables, thinktank finds 30 July 2025Fossil fuel reliance likely to continue and Cop28 target of limiting global heating to below 1.5C will be missedMost global governments have failed to act on the 2023 UN pledge to triple the world’s renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade, according to climate analysts.The failure to act means that on current forecasts […]Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
- An unlikely group of protesters fear Victoria’s power bill is a threat to private landowners. Here’s what we know 30 July 2025Is Labor’s VicGrid bill really as alarming as some believe and what does it mean for property owners?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn Wednesday, an unlikely group of protesters gathered on the front steps of Victoria’s parliament to oppose a piece of […]Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent
- The renewable energy revolution is a feat of technology | Rebecca Solnit 30 July 2025An energy revolution is underway in this century, though most people have not noticed itI know progressives are supposed to be technophobes, but there is one technology we probably love more than anyone else (except the engineers who created it): renewable energy. It is nothing less than astonishing and unbelievable that we have achieved so […]Rebecca Solnit
- We face daunting global challenges. But here are eight reasons to be hopeful | John D Boswell 29 July 2025Although the trends can be hard to perceive, we are making incredible progress on global poverty, health, longevity and climate change Don’t fret the future.A lot of people do, and for powerful reasons – we are facing enormous challenges unprecedented in human history, from climate change and nuclear war to engineered pandemics and malicious artificial […]John D Boswell
- ‘Shooting ourselves in the foot’: how Trump is fumbling geothermal energy 29 July 2025Former energy officials raise alarm about tariffs, cuts and other policies creating uncertainty in geothermal industryGeothermal is one of the most promising clean energy sources in the US, providing 24/7 renewable power that could meet rising energy demand from AI datacentres. But former Department of Energy officials are alarmed that Donald Trump is fumbling its […]Hilary Beaumont