Ambitious proposals for tackling climate change set out by Coalition ministers, which may set it at odds with federal government

30,000 solar panels will be installed every hour around the world over the next 5 years according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

It appears that Toyota’s somewhat baffling unwillingness to embrace all-electric vehicles may finally be coming to an end. Recent comments made by prominent engineers at the company imply that the company may be planning to release all-electric models at some point in the near future, as a result of having “tamed” lithium-ion battery technology.

The dirtiest power station in Australia – and by some estimates the dirtiest among the world’s developed countries – the 1.5GW Hazelwood brown coal generator in Victoria is to close in five months after its owners finally bowed to the inevitable.