Daniel Mercer

With the clock ticking on efforts to more than double Australia's renewable energy share by 2030, sources tell the ABC that the government commissioned a secret review of its renewable energy target to see whether it could hit the ambitious goal.

Leading energy modellers forecast temperature rises will be kept within 2C of pre-industrial levels thanks to rapidly advancing clean technologies.

As green energy players are going to greater lengths in a bid to secure support, the French company behind South Australia's massive Goyder renewables project has handed over the nearby Worlds End Gorge as a new SA national park. 

The gap between climate rhetoric and fossil fuel use is growing, according to a UN report that warns the world's carbon budget has almost been used up.

While most Australians are stuck with inflated fixed-rate power prices, some are saving money by playing the spot market. So how are they doing it, and why isn't it for everyone?

Energy analysts grow increasingly nervous about unrest in the Middle East with the World Bank warning that a spillover of hostilities in the region could send oil prices to record highs.

In the murky realm of oil trading, the rise of the Russia-India trade has been astonishing. Involving two of the world's most powerful businessmen, it has potential implications for Australia's security.

Almost half of the world's power will come from "clean" technologies such as wind, solar and nuclear by 2030, but the International Energy Agency says it "may not be enough" to limit global warming.

Consumers are being warned not to expect any immediate relief despite a big fall in wholesale power prices to their lowest levels in two years.

Around Australia, records are tumbling as rooftop solar production soars to new highs. Experts say the trend is pushing the grid to its limits and highlighting the urgent need for storage.

Australia's first budget surplus in 15 years could prove fleeting amid forecasts the nation's resources earnings could plummet.

Some of the country's biggest companies are at war with each other over soaring gas prices in Western Australia, with claims the state's vaunted domestic gas reservation policy is being largely ignored by some producers.

Once a source of pride and prosperity, a foreign-owned Australian coal mine is now a byword for debt and despair. Observers say it's also a time bomb that's set to explode on energy users.

The rise of rooftop solar in Australia shows no signs of slowing, bringing cheap, clean power. But the technology is also reshaping the power system in some surprising ways.

A high-stakes fight over the future of a failed Australian coal mine descends into acrimony, as a major power station takes legal action against consultancy Deloitte.

There are growing safety concerns at Yallourn Power Station in Victoria, one of Australia's biggest coal-fired power plants. Experts say that could be bad news heading into a long, hot summer.

Surging fuel prices reignite fears about inflation as production cuts by a global oil cartel heap yet more pain on consumers at service station forecourts.

Trove of confidential documents shed light on claims by energy giant that throwing a lifeline to an ageing coal plant could be "low cost" for taxpayers.

Renewable energy is increasingly the main game in Australia's electricity system, so why are governments stepping in to prop up ageing coal-fired plants?

Across Australia, governments have set ambitious goals for turning their power systems green. But a decision to keep a coal plant running longer suggests the rhetoric is not matched by the reality.

Once synonymous with alcohol abuse and social malaise, Roebourne is a town in recovery. But traditional owners lament what they say are the divisions caused by a mining giant.

A landmark court case is hearing whether traditional owners have a right to compensation from Andrew Forrest's FMG, but experts say far more than their own claim is on trial. 

A remote court sitting has heard competing claims from FMG, traditional owners and the WA government amid a $500m dispute.

The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation seeks $500 million a year in compensation from Fortescue Metals Group, for losses caused by the company's Solomon Hub in WA.

Australia has ambitious plans to generate more than 80 per cent of its power from renewable sources by 2030. But a growing number of experts say the country is way behind where it should be.