Climate scientists aren't surprised by summer's record heat: 'We've entered a dangerous zone'

Record heat, historic drought and sweeping wildfires have marked France's 2026 summer. Yet climate scientists mostly see global warming's expected effects playing out. Only the rapid succession of hea...

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Price of olive oil expected to rise again as European crops feel the heat

Farmers warn impact of high temperatures, drought and wildfires on range of foodstuffs means costs will increase

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We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit

Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys

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How we electrified our home – and abolished our connection to the gas network

The practical barriers and the costs of replacing gas appliances with electric alternatives in an existing home are real. Here’s how we did it.

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Rooftop solar's record run continues, as battery-charged PV market chalks up biggest half-year ever

Australia's rooftop solar market continues its record-breaking run, riding the coat-tails of the federal Cheaper Home Batteries scheme to cap off its highest January–July tally on record for new installations.

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Solar costs for business to be slashed under energy scheme expansion

The federal government is set to announce changes to the Small-scale Renewable Energy scheme in a bid to help businesses install solar systems and close the gap with residential take-up.

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The dangerous climate driving California’s wildfires — and a warning for Australia

Australia may enter spring with a highly flammable landscape – and no room for complacency.

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July was driest month in southern England since records began

England and Wales provisionally record driest July in nearly 200 years, Met Office says

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Renewables and electrification help build farm resilience amidst the fuel and fertiliser crisis

The best renewable energy projects won't be the ones that replace farming. They'll be the ones that work with farming.

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"If they're good enough for Germany..." New Zealand set to beat Australia to legalising plug-in solar

Major NZ government review finds "no good reason" for preventing Kiwis from using plug-in solar, and may make it legal within a year. Will Australia follow?

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A First Among Major Nations, India Is Industrializing With Solar

While China's push to modernize sparked a surge in burning coal, India is turning to increasingly cheap solar to meet its booming energy needs. Though it faces big hurdles, including a rickety grid, I...

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‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers

PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved

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Relentless UK heatwaves turn ‘green and pleasant land’ brown

Visible impact of warming climate is impossible to ignore across landscapes that have been starved of rainfall

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Green bank targets small solar hybrids and battery retrofits in new $100 million package as mega projects stall

New CEFC funding campaign focuses on small solar hybrids and battery retrofits, which can be developed more quickly than bigger projects dependent on transmission.

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"It's time to switch it on:" How to unlock a commercial rooftop PV power station equal to 10 coal plants

Months-long grid connection delays and costs that up to six times higher than originally quoted are among a bevy of barriers stopping commercial and industrial sector from going solar, new report finds.

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"Extraordinary moment:" World's largest electric ferry, made in Australia, loaded on cargo ship for trip to South America

The world's largest electric ferry, built in Tasmania, has been loaded aboard a special heavy lift vessel ahead of its voyage to its new home in Argentina.

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Europe is burning – and if Trump’s war on the climate is not met with sanctions, things will only get worse | Alexander Hurst

The White House seems committed to ecocide. The EU should harness the power of the single market to force it to change course, says Guardian Europe writer Alexander Hurst

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"Faster and cheaper:" Fortescue says bespoke green grids can tap into data centre, green iron demand

Fortescue says it can build green power for data centres and other energy users faster and cheaper than others.The rapid arrival of the country's biggest turbines proves its point.

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Climate scientist caught up in Europe's 'dystopian' summer

Stefan Rahmstorf was holidaying in southern France when he came face to face with the climate future he has tried to fight.

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French climate lawsuit offers a window into the next round of the global legal fight

A court ruling expands the options for corporate accountability efforts against oil companies in France, and it may have repercussions in the US and elsewhere.

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‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather

Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely

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Origin reports big dip in gas sales, as demand falls and batteries grab more of energy mix

Australia’s biggest energy retailer reports significant dip in gas sales, as customer demand falls and battery storage eats into the share of utility-scale gas plants.

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Reports of offshore wind’s demise have been greatly exaggerated – but in Australia it’s still far from a sure thing

Task of building Australia’s first offshore wind farm has the odds stacked against it. State political turmoil and looming election are increasing the degree of difficulty. Is there any hope?

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Wildfires: why media coverage doesn’t always make the climate connection

A wildfire can be explained by today’s barbecue, yesterday’s wind direction, a dry spring, four decades of land use change, or a century of emissions.

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Electric cars are cheaper than you think, sooner than you think

the story most consumers hear about EV costs is already out of date. EVs cost less to fuel, less to maintain, and will soon cost less to buy.

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Flash droughts pull ‘alarming’ amounts of moisture from the landscape and intensify wildfires: new research

We have to stop thinking of droughts simply as a static state of low moisture. Rapid drought changes can send fire risk soaring.

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