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Australian Energy Regulator says electricity affordability will be an “ongoing challenge” that requires systemic change and reforms to harness household solar and batteries.

Iron ore billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest says he intends to silence the naysayers with profitable patented green technology to save the planet – and mining.

Australia's big investors have been told to keep the faith on climate finance, with the United States expected to - again - dismantle climate policies under a Trump administration.

No peak is in sight for carbon emissions despite progress for renewable energy, according to the latest global carbon tracker.

The international community is out of step with Pacific Island nations' needs on covering the costs of adjusting to a warmer world, the aid agency of the Catholic Church says.

A new climate program will combine private capital and Australian aid to spur climate action in some of the world's most vulnerable regions.

Consumers could avoid $9 lettuce and smoked wine as an Aussie startup works with tech giants to better protect homes, businesses and crops from climate hazards.

Electrification and export controls for east coast gas would reserve "finite and precious gas resources" for heavy industries and save hundreds of thousands of jobs, a union says.

A big battery will plug into the solar corridor to the south of Canberra, with the profits to go to the taxpayer in a revenue-sharing first.