Greenhouse Gases

Sciences & Technology

Tech can do a lot, but won’t get us to net zero on its own

The Morrison government’s emphasis on technology to drive down emissions will still need taxes and subsidies to achieve net zero

Sciences & Technology

COVID-19 drop in pollution to be short-lived

COVID-19’s hit to the global economy is cutting air pollution, but the eventual recovery could leave our environment worse off and further behind in reducing emissions

Environment

The opportunities and risks of decarbonising our transport

Australia is behind on regulating vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, but we have many options that when combined carefully could achieve deep abatement, clean our air and even save us money

Environment

Hydrogen: Has its time come?

The promise of a hydrogen economy has waxed and waned, but the falling cost of renewable energy could be the game changer that makes hydrogen fuel economic

Sciences & Technology

How a termite’s mound filters methane (and what it means for greenhouse gases)

Termites produce greenhouse gas methane (the same way the rest of us do) but half of their emissions are filtered by their mounds

Health & Medicine

Surgeons go green: Recycling general anaesthetic

The development of a new technology that captures potentially damaging anaesthetics could lead to recycling the cleanest, rarest and safest anaesthetic gases known to medicine

Business & Economics

Australia’s energy trilemma explained

Securing an affordable, reliable and environmentally responsible energy sector is a huge challenge for policy makers - here's why

Sciences & Technology

Key greenhouse gases higher than any time over last 800,000 years

Worldwide compilation of data reveals the most complete picture ever showing the 43 greenhouse gases driving global warming