Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year, ending a five-year struggle to deliver on Graeme Samuel’s blueprint to fix the broken system. The Greens have agreed to support Labor’s re-write of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act after...

Floating solar panels are emerging as a promising clean energy solution but their environmental impacts vary by location, according to a new study. Scientists stressed the need for continued research to ensure floating photovoltaic systems don’t compromise aquatic ecosystems. Researchers from Oregon State University and the U.S. Geological Survey modeled the impact of floating solar...

Synergies were the focus of multiple side events on 15 November during the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30). Other side events focused on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and land restoration. An event on environmental synergies offered concrete examples of synergy in action with