Environment
Climate change
Everything you need to know about Labor’s home battery promise
One in three households have solar panels but only one in 40 have a home battery. That could be about to change.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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The beauty and the terror of the inland sea flooding the outback
Floodwaters from “exceptional” monsoonal rains in western Queensland were devastating for many graziers but are already breathing new life into the normally dry landscapes of the interior.
- by Nick O'Malley and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Ocean swells erode beachfront properties on Central Coast
A huge surge has caused landslips underneath beachfront properties at two communities at the heart of a heated debate over plans to build seawalls.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Renewables
Residents opposed this solar farm. Then the government changed the rules
A massive solar farm near Geelong will be fast-tracked after opponents, including Catriona Rowntree, waged a campaign against it
- by Bianca Hall
Trump’s cuts could affect Australia’s capacity to predict storms
A wholesale gutting of the United States weather service is placing international weather and climate modelling at risk.
- by Bianca Hall
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Climate policy
Zali Steggall stands by controversial offshore wind, seeks to broaden climate debate
Recent climate catastrophes underscore the need to harden communities against natural disasters even as emissions are cut, says the federal independent MP.
- by Nick O'Malley
Confirmed: 2024 was the hottest year on record in the air and the oceans
Although warming around the world rose last year, the United Nations’ lead climate agency says there is still time to act.
- by Nick O'Malley
Want to live in a truly green home? This ‘tree hugger’ has a plan
In Australia, it’s possible to live in a five-green-star-rated building that’s entirely made of concrete and glass.
- by Bianca Hall
The maps that reveal how climate disasters are driving up insurance premiums in Sydney
The accelerating risk of climate disasters including floods, bushfires and storms means Sydneysiders in some parts of the city are paying over three times more for home insurance than others.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Climate policy
Their profit, our cost: Should fossil fuel companies pay for climate disasters?
As climate change bites and insurance costs increase, a growing chorus is demanding that fossil fuel companies start paying for the chaos.
- by Nick O'Malley
Opinion
Climate policy
More cyclones will come. How many before our leaders finally do something?
Albanese and Dutton will lose votes to the two groups who really care about the great challenge we face: climate change.
- by Ross Gittins
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change