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Western Australia government accelerates green hydrogen plans near Geraldton as global players dig in

The West Australian government is fast tracking the development of a hydrogen hub at Oakajee, with BP among major companies with high hopes for the site.

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Adam Morton: Labor is sending mixed messages on energy – and some of it sounds like climate denial

The release of vast new areas along the Australian coast for oil and gas exploration is undermining proclamations about creating a cleaner economy.

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Conservationists in court bid to halt $16bn Scarborough gas project citing damage to barrier reef

An environment group has launched a legal bid to halt a $16bn gas development in Western Australia, arguing the effect of its greenhouse gas emissions on the Great Barrier Reef will be significant and should be assessed under national environment law.

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‘Our ancestors are in the rocks’: Australian gas project threatens ancient carvings – and emissions blowout

While the historical and cultural significance of indigenous art is uncontested, and the subject of a Unesco world heritage bid, it sits uneasily alongside the industrial city of Karratha, a settlement of about 23,000 that is about to double down on fossil fuel extraction.

Impacts

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Little penguins on WA island will be pushed to ‘breaking point’ by construction of new centre, expert says

Plans to build a new $3.3m “discovery centre” on Penguin Island in Western Australia will push the threatened bird colony to breaking point, conservationists say.

ORIGINAL REPORTING

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Western Australia government accelerates green hydrogen plans near Geraldton as global players dig in

Adam Morton: Labor is sending mixed messages on energy – and some of it sounds like climate denial

Conservationists in court bid to halt $16bn Scarborough gas project citing damage to barrier reef

‘Our ancestors are in the rocks’: Australian gas project threatens ancient carvings – and emissions blowout

Climate change: Sydney’s west on track for one month of extreme heat a year by 2050

Little penguins on WA island will be pushed to ‘breaking point’ by construction of new centre, expert says

'New era': Australia notches startling southern hemisphere record

Many congressional Republicans still deny climate science

Trump’s plans unsettle federal workers

Alberta's energy 'war room' collapses amid new federal ad rules

Hollywood’s quest to cut carbon emissions

Some US cities are promoting themselves as climate refuges despite concerns

Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

Op-ed: The climate crisis demands a move away from car dependency

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way