Ride-sharing company Lyft has announced some ambitious targets to power all of the autonomous vehicles using its platform in the future from 100 per cent renewable energy.

Lyft is seeking to provide at minimum 1 billion rides per year via electric autonomous vehicles by...

$10.2 trillion will be invested in new global power generation between 2017 and 2040, with renewable power sources such as wind and solar accounting for almost three quarters of that, according to a new Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) report.

By 2040, global emissio...

A new Deputy Chairperson and four new members have been appointed to the Sustainability Victoria board.

Kane Thornton will serve as the board’s Deputy Chairperson for the next two years. Mr Thornton has extensive experience in the renewable energy sector, and is current...

A bold new City of Sydney plan to ‘Leave Nothing to Waste’ will introduce new residential waste collection streams to increase recycling and set a path to zero waste.

Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the plan would redefine waste as a valuable resource, instead of landfill.

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Researchers at RMIT have developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapour and split it to generate hydrogen – the cleanest source of energy.

The paint contains a newly developed compound that acts like silica gel, which is used in sachets to absorb moisture and keep...

Plans for Australia's first offshore windfarm are being progressed by Victorian company Offshore Energy and the Victorian and Commonwealth governments.

The proposal includes up to 250 wind turbines within a 574-square kilometre area, to be located between 10 and 25 kilo...

Wind and solar energy are poised to radically reshape the energy market over the coming decades, presenting a threat to legacy oil and gas operations, but also an opportunity to diversify and future-proof portfolios, according to research group Wood McKenzie.

“The...

Apple has announced it is issuing a $1 billion green bond to further its renewable initiatives, reportedly planning to finance projects involving renewable energy resources and energy efficiency, including advancing its goal of achieving a closed-loop supply chain, thr...

This article by Professor Frank Jotzo has been published in the Interpreter (Lowy Institute for International Policy) on 4th June

It's been only a few days since US President Donald Trump announced the US will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. And it is alrea...

18 - 19 July, Hilton Sydney

The Summit is the peak gathering of leaders driving Australia’s energy transformation. The agenda includes two days of sessions where heads of industry, government and finance share the models, trends and technology innovations that they’re l...