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Energy Minister Chris Bowen has reached a deal with state and territory ministers which he says will put downward pressure on gas prices.

The first Labor budget in 10 years has overhauled Australia's response to climate change, but it's just the beginning for market and industry participants.

Australia's climate change minister Chris Bowen on Sunday said the government has joined the Global Methane Pledge as part of multilateral efforts to reduce global methane emissions. "By joining the Pledge, Australia will join the rest of the world's major agricultural commodity exporters including the United States, Brazil, and Indonesia…

The federal government confirms Australia will sign up to a global pledge to reduce methane emissions.

Australia has pledged to slash potent methane emissions by 30 per cent by the end of the decade.

Tasmanian and Victorian renewable energy projects have been fast-tracked with additional funding in an attempt to lower power prices for consumers.

$1.5bn agreement includes plan to fast-track regulatory processes to support ‘rapid’ development of Victoria’s offshore wind industry

Oil and gas companies will be allowed to buy Commonwealth-approved international offsets as a way to keep producing emissions, a Northern Territory government policy has revealed.

Unions accuse resource minister Madeline King of signing ‘dud deal’ with multinational gas companies

Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers to attend meeting of Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action in Washington this week

Australians may have to choose between “heating” and “eating” next year, said Peter Dutton, as seeks to tie the government's renewables plan to rising bills.