Environment
Climate change
Analysis
California bushfires
Disinformation reigns as bushfires devastate California
US authorities are struggling to counter misinformation at a time when miscalculations can have deadly consequences.
- by Bianca Hall
Latest
Opinion
Global warming
Fossil fuels are back with a vengeance! And the world is cooking
The fossil fuel industry is fighting back harder than ever against those who would seek to curtail it to protect the climate. Profits are up, political pressure for change is down. Meanwhile, the planet just gets hotter.
- by Nick O'Malley
Why LA is burning in the middle of winter
What’s behind the Santa Ana winds that are blowing more than 100km/h and can make fires rage downhill just as fast as uphill?
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Nick O'Malley
Global warming surged last year, but there is also good news
Confirmation that the world had hit 1.5 degrees of warming last year shocked observers, but innovations in the way we generate, move and use energy are working.
- by Nicholas Osiowy
Opinion
Climate crisis
It’s worse than any war or pandemic, so why are our leaders ignoring it?
Tell me I’m not dreaming: 2025 could be the year of bipartisan action on catastrophic climate change.
- by Malcolm Knox
Australia just had its second-hottest year on record – and temperatures will rise again
Global temperatures continued to rise in 2024 as the UN chief warned of a “climate breakdown”.
- by Nick O'Malley
Exclusive
Electric vehicles
Police, nurses and firefighters to be enticed to buy electric vehicles
Essential workers and low and middle-income earners will be enticed with government-subsidised cheaper loans to take up electric vehicles, including second-hand EVs.
- by Bianca Hall
As the heat soars, dangers mount in Sydney’s parks and playgrounds
Though temperature records were not broken across the state on Monday as feared, scientists are finding that even a standard summer day presents real dangers in Sydney.
- by Nick O'Malley and Nick Moir
Analysis
Nuclear energy
The very big assumption Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan makes
The Coalition’s nuclear costings put it at odds with the government as well as a global effort to reduce emissions by electrifying economies and building renewable energy infrastructure.
- by Nick O'Malley
Exclusive
Gas
Rare glimpse at stunning reef beside Woodside’s gas-drilling ambitions
Scott Reef is, in the words of author Tim Winton, the last “unspoiled” clear-water coral reef in Australia. It’s also near the site of a major gas-drilling proposal.
- by Bianca Hall
Opinion
Energy
Gas is burning our climate faster, and Australia’s part of the problem
Gas will be part of our energy mix but, despite industry claims, new gas production and infrastructure is not needed in the transition to renewable energy.
- by Lesley Hughes
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