Environment
Climate change
Analysis
Climate crisis
We were promised a warm winter. So why is it so cold?
If you believe the weather bureau, Australia is expecting a warm, wet winter. If you believe your own senses when stepping outside, it is distinctly chilly.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Latest
The curious case of the ghost ship that vanished, and reappeared
In 2018, Nganhurra sailed from Australia to join the “ghost ships” in Malaysia. Critics say the case highlights the need for a homegrown decommissioning industry.
- by Bianca Hall
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Renewables
The unused Sydney spaces that are prime real estate for solar
Australian homes might lead the world in solar but commercial real estate lags, and those vast empty roofs could help power our cities, a new report finds.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Andrew Forrest
‘There are no rules on the high seas’: Australia to play a key role on ocean protections
World fishing industries are in a race to the bottom, mining magnate Andrew Forrest says, as he prepares to participate in an international conference on ocean conservation.
- by Bianca Hall
‘Fast running out of time to turn the tide’: Australia at sea in vast marine heatwave
The World Meteorological Organisation has confirmed 2024 was the hottest year on record in the south-west Pacific, breaking the previous record set in 2023.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Nick O'Malley
What winter has in store for Sydney and NSW
The weather bureau is predicting a warmer, wetter winter for most of the country, but the outlook for most of the NSW coast is neutral.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Seemingly endless fire season’ predicted for Victoria this winter
Climate scientists say “warmer than normal” predictions are “defined against a normal that was in the past”.
- by Bianca Hall and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Gas
Albanese’s gas project extension is a mistake - but it’s not too late
Labor came to government in 2022 with a climate mandate and voters have once again backed it to protect the environment. But it has failed at the first test.
- by Carmen Lawrence
Opinion
Editorial
Community right to feel Albanese having it both ways on climate
The clear sense of betrayal from some and relief from others suggests many are not sure where the government stands on carbon.
- by The Herald's View
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Gas
A prince, traditional owners and a ‘carbon bomb’: Inside Woodside’s extension plans
Energy giant Woodside has won preliminary approval to keep operating its WA oil and gas fields for another 45 years. But at what environmental cost?
- by Bianca Hall
Albanese just extended a major fossil fuel project for 45 years. Here’s what it means
The approval ends years of uncertainty over the North West Shelf’s future, and marks one of the biggest political moves so far by the re-elected Albanese government.
- by Nick Toscano, Bianca Hall and Nick O'Malley
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change