Ten years after South Australia’s statewide blackout became a political weapon against renewables, the state now gets more than three-quarters of its electricity from renewable sources. The technology has raced ahead, even if the politics has barely moved.

Electric cars have become mainstream in the past decade, making up one in four new car sales.

A record 157,957 new EVs were sold nationally between January and June, according to the Electric Vehicle Council * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australians are buying electric vehicles at record levels, with sales more than doubling year on year and occurring at a rate equivalent to one EV sold every 100 seconds. A record 157,957 EV sales occurred between January and June – an 117% increase on the same period last year, according to a new report released by the Electric Vehicle Council. Continue reading...

The global solar capacity is growing rapidly, so much so that by 2030, approximately 100 million households will rely on rooftop solar, according to the International Energy Agency. According to resea...

Australia’s most-powerful battery has started operating at full capacity, adding vital rapid-response capacity to the electricity grid as ageing coal plants are retired and renewable generation expand...

Amazon is huge and powerful, but Italian workers have shown it can be forced to negotiate. Could US workers do the same?

CATL supplied the cells for the world’s first large-scale battery energy storage project. Fourteen years later, not one of them has been replaced.

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ZET SCALE wants to add 10,000 heavy duty Class 8 electric trucks to US highways by using mass buying power to spur demand.

Global sales of zero-emission trucks and buses rose 86% in 2025 to more than 520,000 vehicles, with battery-electric models overwhelmingly dominating.

A major Ecuador study finds cleared rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity in just 30 years, as long as humans leave the land alone.

Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.

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Saudi Arabia has connected 7 GW of solar and wind capacity and 3.5 GW/14 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) to the grid so far in 2026 as the Kingdom aims to generate half of its power from ...

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A study of millions of vehicles reveals that EVs are much less likely to fail compared to petrol equivalents, and will last a lot longer.

374 million tons: Chinese clean technology exports avoided an estimated 374 MtCO2 in 2025, exceeding the UK’s annual emissions. 6.9 billion tons: Over

The latest surge in fossil-fuel prices means it is now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive an electric vehicle (EV) than a petrol or diesel car, shows Carbon Brief analysis.

“Electric and hybrid flights are a core part of the solution to making short-haul travel more sustainable, and less dependent on imported jet fuel.”

Stanford Professor Provides a Roadmap By Larry Barnett The world’s use of fossil fuels has been marked by successive crises and temporary solutions. The widespread use of coal for heating and power ge...

Western Australia's education minister announces smart glasses will be banned from all state schools.

Batteries now meet almost half of the grid’s dispatchable power needs during hours of highest demand

New record for Australia as more than 27,000 EVs sold in August, driven by the rising cost of fuel and new government policy

Updated: Renewables met more than 80 per cent of total grid demand for first time over a weekend that also saw record levels of rooftop PV and new demand lows.

It’s time to do a deep-dive on where the growth in BEV uptake has been the most spectacular – and the results are eye-opening.

Supplies racing to hit emissions targets push cost to record low, in move that could accelerate industry’s shift to greener fuels

Amid record-shattering heatwaves and popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial?

Half of all operating thermal batteries came online since 2025. Policy, not technology, is now the main constraint.

Taxing the rich is absolutely essential to saving our economy and our democracy.Don't believe me? Look at this chart.

Electric share of the new car market in Europe passed 30% in August this year

Phase I results show early promise for a vaccine designed to prevent pancreatic cancer in people at high risk of developing the disease.

A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in a late-stage melanoma study, results that could herald a new, powerful approach in oncology.

A Toronto-based job posting from the Chinese automaker revealed it's looking into a flash-charging network in this country

BYD gives another boost to EV affordability, cutting driveaway price of Atto 1 to less than $20,000, competing with low-cost petrol cars.

BYD unveils its flagship electric heavy truck, with a range of around 600 kms, along with smaller electric trucks and a new electric van.

A surge in clean energy has kept carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in check across India’s power sector, with no growth from the first half of 2024 to the same period in 2026.

2026 in set to be a record-breaking year for UK rooftop solar installations, according to MCS and Solar Energy UK.

Commission president says partnership will create ‘common prosperity’ based on shared democratic values

Aviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC).

Batteries now meet almost half of the grid’s dispatchable power needs during hours of highest demand