In a climate-related milestone, from January next year Australian companies will be required by law to report on their climate risks, opportunities, and greenhouse gas emissions.
Emissions pathways act as a map of the future, showing us how to get from where we are to where we want to be.
She arrived at Monash University 18 years ago, and now Wei Sue is one of many shining examples of the social and economic benefits international students can provide to Australia.
Businesses are facing increasing pressure to address major global challenges such as climate change, poverty, and healthcare access. But can companies really make a difference while still turning a profit?
Ambitious home energy upgrade programs aimed at improving energy efficiency face several key questions and challenges if they’re to succeed.
Why have successive Australian governments found it so difficult to truly embrace the country’s potential to become a clean energy superpower?
Efforts to retain teachers is crucial to safeguarding a future workforce. One way of keeping them on board is to support their wellbeing.
If a future Coalition government was to bring nuclear into the mix, energy costs for residential and, especially, industrial customers would likely increase.
Menopause has become a hot health topic, with experts debating the latest treatments and what’s appropriate for women who need them.
Workers tunnelling through mountains and redirecting rivers, powering and irrigating the nation ... We think of the Snowy scheme as a successful nation-building project, but it wasn’t always that way.
Hit cooking show MasterChef’s gas sponsorship deal has sparked accusations of greenwashing, and adds to a long tradition of normalising domestic gas consumption.
Cost-of-living increases, inflation, and energy prices affect everyone. And that matters even more when we’re amid a significant generational shift in voting patterns.
Any incentives for energy upgrades need to consider past experience to maximise uptake, prevent unintended consequences, and reduce the likelihood that such schemes will further entrench disadvantage.
Despite signs that inflation is levelling off, Australians could feel the health impacts of high prices for some time.
As climate change makes smog and bushfires more common, people will die from air pollution at increasingly high rates – especially in densely-populated cities.
The debate about online shopping versus in-store misses the point by creating a false dichotomy – what matters more is how much you buy, from whom, where the product is made, and what it’s made from.
Vietnam is poised to play a significant role in the Indo-Pacific region’s decarbonisation. Now is the time for Australia to strengthen its strategic relationship with the country, and the broader Southeast Asia region.
A new national survey has found career stability and funding are two key factors turning young scientists away from research.
Despite Australia being under the influence of a strong El Niño, above-average sea-surface temperatures are fuelling multiple cyclones off the northeast Queensland coast.
Australians want government to act on climate change, but not necessarily now, or in their neighbourhood. How can governments resolve this dilemma?
Australia must utilise its comprehensive strategic partnership with ASEAN to share knowledge and advance areas for collaboration, to accelerate the energy transition and green economy.
The naming, for the first time, of specific companies, not just industries, and what they pay their male and female workers, is set to pressure employers to take action.
Australia’s biggest competitor has massively expanded nickel production, funded by Australia’s biggest customer. What can Australia's nickel industry do to survive?
The event has prompted questions about the reliability of the state’s electricity grid. But it’s important to note these extreme winds would have seriously disrupted any power system.
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