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Aresna Villanueva

New studies suggest a key Paris warming target has been breached

A leading climate scientist believes Earth may be even more sensitive to greenhouse gases than previously thought, but there could also be an upside.

  • Nick O'Malley

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Emissions have flatlined since the government was elected, due in part to a bounce back from the  pandemic.

Fact check: Have emissions risen under the Albanese government?

Emissions reduction has flat-lined since the government was elected, due in part to a bounce-back from the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Mike Foley
Trump and climate

Australia can be a winner from Trump’s climate retreat

If we’re smart, positioning ourselves to benefit from the climate and clean energy transition does not require us to pick a fight with Trump.

  • Thom Woodroofe

Trump’s war on efforts to slow climate change futile

By doubling down on his cry to “drill, baby, drill” and removing all limits on America’s booming fossil fuel industry, the new president has once again declared war on the world’s climate mitigation efforts. But this is a war he can’t win.

The four Donalds: Trump takes the oath at the US Capitol, speaks off the cuff outside the ceremony, takes the stage at the Capitol One Arena and returns to the Oval Office.

We saw four Donalds in one day, but there’s a fifth we need to watch

The calm, chatty, discursive and, above all, confident Trump we witnessed in the Oval Office after the day of ceremonies and speeches was different to the Trumps we saw earlier.

  • Michael Koziol
President-elect Donald Trump

How Australia, and the world, can respond to an unpredictable future

There are limited and difficult choices ahead for those who believe in a multilateral world order.

  • The Age's View
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In Victoria, Ventura’s Ivanhoe depot has been converted to accommodate the state’s largest fleet of zero-emissions buses.

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.

  • Nicholas Osiowy
2024 was the hottest year on record globally, and the second-hottest for Australia.

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”.

  • Nick O'Malley
Trump and climate

Why Trump will force Labor to delay 2035 climate target, and the Dutton challenge that follows

“The election of Donald Trump, his statements on climate change and positions on energy policy are likely to have a global impact,” warns Climate Change Authority chair Matt Kean.

  • Mike Foley
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will face off in Parliament on Monday with questions over flight upgrades likely to dominate.

‘He’s scared’: Dutton demands debate as Albanese taunts ‘hiding’ opposition leader

Albanese mocks Dutton for hiding from proper press conferences, but Dutton challenges the PM to a debate.

  • James Massola

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