Ravi Singh

Carbon capture was spruiked as a way of limiting our emissions – but has Australia been greenwashed? | Carbon capture and storage (CCS)

The US energy company Chevron describes it as the world’s largest industrial carbon dioxide injection project of its kind. But it has a problem. It still isn’t working as promised and the results are getting worse. The $3bn Gorgon carbon capture and storage (CCS) development, on Barrow Island off Western Australia’s Pilbara coast, was supposed…

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Too fancy? Not rugged enough? Or a mainstream sweet spot? We took Australia’s cheapest EV ute out for a day | Electric vehicles

When I am handed the keys to Australia’s first affordable fully electric ute, to say I feel nervous is an understatement. I’ve been driving a 2014 Volkswagen Polo for the past four years, and before that, a Holden Astra that was older than me. A few minutes later, my clammy hands firmly on the steering…

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