Climate policy
Opinion
Global warming
How climate-denier Trump may leave China to save the planet
Xi Jinping will take great delight in showing the world how decadent the US becomes under Donald Trump when it comes to global warming. The planet may be the winner.
- by Ross Gittins
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Opinion
Oil
‘Drill, baby, drill’: What if the world doesn’t need Trump’s ‘liquid gold’?
Donald Trump wants America to dominate the global oil market. But his plans to boost production come as demand for the fossil fuel has weakened.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Trump appoints energy secretary who drank bleach on camera
Net zero is a “sinister goal”, according to Chris Wright, founder of a $4 billion energy company who Trump has chosen as his energy secretary.
- by Cameron Henderson
Trump’s pick for defence secretary paid woman who accused him of sexual assault
The lawyer for Fox News commentator Pete Hegseth has confirmed the payment but denies his client did anything wrong amid further scrutiny over his appointment.
- by Reuters
Albanese unlikely to announce new climate targets until after federal election
The prime minister is telling regional leaders he is on track to slash emissions by 43 per cent by 2030, but has hedged on whether he will announce an updated target before voters go to the ballot box next year.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Opinion
In our block of flats, the majority was hung out to dry
A fraction shy of 75 per cent of the vote supported our right to put a clothes-drying rack on our balconies. That wasn’t enough. Strata law needs to change.
- by Vaidehi Shah
Australia’s thin silver lining in Trump’s dark clouds for climate action
Donald Trump’s return could cause global climate policy chaos and slow the pace of emissions reduction. But there’s a ray of hope for Australia.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Opinion
Global warming
Spanish floods yet another reminder of the climate battle we’re losing
Everyone knows both the solution to climate disasters and what’s causing them, but our leaders remain unwilling or unable to take corrective action.
- by Nick O'Malley
Australia is already 1.5 degrees hotter
The CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology have been mapping Australia’s changing climate for 14 years. Here’s what their latest snapshot tells us.
- by Bianca Hall
Opinion
Climate crisis
Billionaires and lobbyists have seized control of our national narrative
Having spoken to 8000 people across the country, I have been struck by the sense of pent-up fury, anguish and frustration among Australians.
- by Tim Winton
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Pollution
Minister’s plan to scrap emissions plans on WA’s biggest polluting projects
The projects with greenhouse gas management plans cover about 310 million tonnes of estimated CO2 emissions from WA industry over the next 25 years.
- by Hamish Hastie
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