Energy
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From basket weavers to salt farmers: the women leading a renewables revolutionFrom female basket weavers in Tanzania to the women farming salt in Gujarat, social enterprises are helping women become clean energy entrepreneurs
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Estimated cost of Hinkley Point C nuclear plant rises to £37bnCritics point to volatility of scheme but energy department says price ‘will not affect bill payers’
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EU boiler energy label confusion set to continueRightwing MEPs vote to slow down the introduction of the new rules that could delay simple, colour-coded system until 2030
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Bob Katter raises funding for Galilee basin railway in talks with TurnbullKatter says he raised the issue in negotiating his support for a possible minority Coalition government, but says it would be ‘unacceptable’ for Indian miner Adani to own it
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Fracking 'will break UK climate targets unless rules are made stricter'Government advisers also say more action would be needed to cut emissions in other areas to cope with full-scale fracking
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Report: US is now world’s largest oil reserve but global supply still smallAmerica has surpassed Saudi Arabia and Russia in oil reserves, a new report says, but current rate of production oil supplies will only last 70 more years
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Meet the US farmers turning their tobacco into airplane fuelAs the demand for tobacco declines in the US, farmers in Virginia are experimenting with turning the crop into viable biofuel
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Climate change: how Victoria trumped New South Wales in the great renewable energy raceWind and solar energy projects are set to be the big winners of the state’s ambitious renewable energy targets
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The little guy v The Man: when ordinary people take on Trump, Fox, the government and moreFrom fighting the American billionaire’s Scottish golf course plans to saving Happy Birthday from entertainment giant Warner and facing down a fracking firm – the stories of David and Goliath legal battles
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Climate change: big four banks' lending to Australian renewables projects fallsMarket Forces finds only two financing deals closed in first half of 2016 despite banks’ purported support for sector
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A good job if you can get it: America's solar workforce is heating upThe national solar industry is expected to add 30,000 jobs in 2016, a 14.7% jump from last year. Who are the workers building this new market?
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Hinkley Point C critics try to derail it amid Brexit vote turmoilBoard of EDF, energy project’s key backer, is at risk of fracturing as ex-supporters worry about uncertainty of British government
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Al Gore's daughter arrested at Boston pipeline protestKarenna Gore arrested for trying to block construction activity by lying in a trench dug for the line, which is opposed due to safety and climate concerns
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What do Apple and Patagonia have in common? Making money from solarBusinesses typically put solar panels on their roofs to support clean energy and cut emissions, but a small group of them are branching out to earn profits from selling solar electricity
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What will fill the hole left by coal?When mines close in Victoria, local people fear for their future and predict whole towns will die. But if the Coalition and Labor are serious about their climate change targets, are they also ready to replace the lost Australian jobs?
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UK ministers to approve world-leading carbon emissions targetFears had been raised that EU referendum would result in deadline being missed but sources say carbon budget will be agreed
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Here comes the sun: US solar power market hits all-time highAfter a rocky start, the US solar market is taking off. What will it take to make it go truly mainstream?
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Siemens freezes new UK wind power investment following Brexit voteGerman energy firm will not make fresh plans until the UK’s European relationship becomes clearer, but existing manufacturing will not be affected
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Climate change: communities and councils fill void on zero emissions targetsIn the absence of ambitious climate action by the federal government, communities are leading Australia in setting renewable energy targets
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US, Canada and Mexico pledge 50% of power from clean energy by 2025Barack Obama, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Peña Nieto to announce new ‘aggressive but achievable’ goal at ‘Three Amigos’ summit in Ottawa
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Global air pollution crisis 'must not be left to private sector'Energy authority says governments must take responsibility, and investment would pay for itself in health benefits
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German government agrees to ban fracking after years of disputeCoalition government revived proposals after companies said last week they would push ahead with projects
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UK's out vote is a 'red alert' for the environmentFrom the ‘red-tape’ slashing desires of the Brexiters to the judgment of green professionals, all indications are for weaker environmental protections
Leaked TTIP energy proposal could 'sabotage' EU climate policy