Australia's Pollution Level Seen Rising Beyond Abbott's Target

Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are likely to rise in the next 15 years, missing by a wide margin a target proposed for United Nations talks on global warming, a team of researchers said.

Victoria to fast-track the construction of 50 new wind turbines worth $200m

The Victorian government has set itself against the Coalition government over renewable energy by fast-tracking plans to build 50 new wind turbines worth $200m.

'Tony Abbott’s hubris is staggering': UK's climate adviser on emissions target

Australia’s “pathetic” 2030 emissions reduction target shows the country has opted out of the global effort to limit warming, according to the head of the British government’s climate change advisory body.

Coal is not the answer to India's energy poverty, whatever Tony Abbott says

Adani’s huge Carmichael coal mine – the biggest in Australian history – has been overturned by the federal court, causing much consternation for coal advocates, chief among them Australian prime minister Tony Abbott.

Fossil fuel divestment: climate change activists take aim at Australia's banks

Climate change activists will aim to give the big banks a $200m bloody nose on Saturday, in the latest round of what has been an increasingly bitter campaign to force the divestment of companies with fossil fuel interests.

Renewable energy target: Coalition and Labor no closer to compromise

The two major parties appear no closer to a compromise on the future of the renewable energy target, amid a push by Coalition backbenchers to strip away the mechanism for large-scale wind and solar projects.

Plans for one of Australia’s largest solar power stations scrapped

Plans for one of Australia’s largest solar power stations have been scrapped, in part because of uncertainty over the future of the renewable energy target (RET).

Germany is most energy efficient major economy, study finds

Germany is the world's most energy efficient country with strong codes on buildings while China is quickly stepping up its own efforts, an environmental group said Thursday.

The US carbon trading schemes that Australia's prime minister cannot see

Tony Abbott might be in for a bit of a surprise when he takes a business delegation to New York as part of his current overseas trip.

Carbon Trade Seen Losing Globally in Aussie Vote: Energy Markets

Australia is at risk of breaching a global agreement to cut greenhouse gases as power markets signal Prime Minister Tony Abbott will exploit the widest election victory in nine years to repeal the nation’s carbon system.