MCi Carbon has won The Banksia Foundation's Circular Transition Award at the 34th National Banksia Sustainability Awards. [ + ]

ARENA has announced $50m for two funding rounds targeting research and development (R&D) for renewable hydrogen and low emissions iron and steel. [ + ]

Go for Zero is an annual campaign that calls for old and broken mobile phones and accessories to be sent in for recycling. [ + ]

Following an agreement with Endeavour Energy, seven Western Sydney councils will install 52,200 energy-saving LED streetlights, replacing mercury light bulbs. [ + ]

The winner of the Sustainable Projects category at the National Project Management Achievement Awards was Circular Plastics Australia (PET) Recycling Facility. [ + ]

South East Water's Boneo Water Recycling Plant on the Mornington Peninsula has achieved global recognition for its sustainability. [ + ]

Following encouragement from The Greens, the Senate has agreed to establish an inquiry into greenwashing by corporations in Australia. [ + ]

CSIRO's Energy Storage Roadmap outlines the role that concentrating solar thermal power can play in supplying industrial heat and long-duration storage. [ + ]

Cotton farmers in New South Wales and Queensland have launched phase 2 trials to identify a scalable, long-term solution to the issue of textile waste in landfill. [ + ]

The IPCC Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report has issued a final warning for the 2020s to act swiftly on climate change. [ + ]

Stage 1 of ACEN Australia's New England Solar project has been opened by the Hon Chris Bowen MP, Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy. [ + ]

Wildfire smoke promotes chemical reactions that contribute to the destruction of stratospheric ozone, a paper in Nature has suggested. [ + ]

Research has found that global coffee production is facing major threats due to increasing and concurrent hazards fuelled by climate change. [ + ]

Schneider Electric has partnered with Avarni to leverage AI-enabled technology to accelerate decarbonisation across the value chain. [ + ]

The Greens have welcomed the ACCC's announcement to investigate businesses for greenwashing, but have called for the government to go further in this area. [ + ]