AAP News Stories
Environment news from Australian Associated Press
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Attenborough 'overwhelmed' by 100th birthday greetings
Naturalist David Attenborough has thanked his legion of fans for their messages as the world's most famous wildlife presenter celebrates his 100th birthday.
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Pacific island nation charts path to diesel freedom
A major renewables partnership is in the works for Nauru as the diesel-dependent nation seeks emancipation from energy markets while cutting emissions.
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Supermarket brings back soft plastics collection points
A supermarket giant says its scheme to collect and recycle soft plastic packaging from consumers is available in 700 of its stores across five states.
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Investors left guessing on corporate climate costs
Investors are largely being kept in the dark about the financial impact of climate threats and little is being done to shield companies from looming risks.
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Electric car sales surge ahead amid fuel uncertainty
Australian drivers have broken the record for electric car sales again, as petrol and diesel-powered vehicle sales stall.
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Stalled methane fight risks climate, energy security
Concerted efforts to curb methane from fossil fuel production in Australia and around the world could benefit both the climate and energy security.
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Garbage to glass: larvae helps turn waste into wine
Waiter, there's bugs in my wine ... in a unique circular endeavour, hotel food scraps are being processed into fertiliser by larvae to nourish local vineyards.
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Australia's data centre dilemma: energy boom or bust?
Tech giants are spending billions of dollars to make Australia an artificial intelligence destination but its impact on the nation is up for debate.
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Push for leaders to see climate as gender issue
Global leaders are urged to consider the climate and gender equality crises as one and the same as women and girls bear the brunt of climate change impacts.
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Competition puts Australia's green iron edge at risk
Australia's renewable energy and rich iron ore deposits make it a potential leader in green iron and steel but other nations may be closing the gap.
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'Like charging a phone': $1.5m boost for EV network
More than 400 apartment buildings could get access to electric vehicle chargers as part of a push to remove a speed bump to their adoption.
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Trial could boost Australia's bid to be battery leader
A multimillion-dollar pilot program will test whether Australia can produce more materials for electric vehicle batteries with less impact on the environment.
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Midnight Oil frontman leads 'great Australian mission'
Musician, activist and former politician Peter Garrett is hoping to usher in the next generation of Australians to care for the land as he begins a new role.
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Fort Denison pics no indicator of sea level rise
Images of an Australian island are being used to falsely claim on social media that sea levels haven't changed since the 19th century.
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'Elvis of birds': clue found in hunt for elusive parrot
Researchers are racing against time to find and protect a critically endangered parrot after a decade-long search led to audio of the rare bird's call.