Climate policy
- Opinion
- Opinion
As the world cooks, why have our political leaders gone cold on global warming?
Climate change has been all but ignored in the Australian election campaign, and world leaders are giving up on the cause, even as the heat rises.
- Nick O'Malley
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- Analysis
- Power outage
Did renewables cause 60 million people to lose power?
Power had not yet been restored to 60 million people in Spain and Portugal when a culture war over the cause of this week’s blackout began.
- Nick O'Malley
- Analysis
- Renewables
A political tide is turning across Europe, and at its centre is a hard truth
A plan to ban hybrid cars has been quietly delayed and a third runway at Heathrow is back on the table as easy green promises crumble under the weight of harsh reality.
- Rob Harris
How a sense of betrayal brought a major complication to a battleground seat
At the last election, Labor won Gilmore by just 373 votes. A new player has emerged to muddy the waters.
- Nick O'Malley
- Analysis
- Science
Hulking machine built to fight climate change is sitting silent
In a warehouse near the border of Victoria and NSW is a decommissioned machine that sums up how hard it is to find solutions to the climate crisis.
- Liam Mannix
After throwing soup at Van Gogh and painting Stonehenge, agents of chaos say they’re done
The group of protesters, which included women in their 80s, grabbed the headlines with disruptive stunts that saw them arrested 3300 times in three years.
- Rob Harris
‘Bird-dogging’: Why the federal election will see a spike in confronting protests
Protesters are gatecrashing politicians’ events before the election has begun. Conservatives claim it shuts down debate. Climate activists insist it’s necessary.
- Mike Foley
The unpredictable path that kept millions on their toes
How can you know exactly where and when a cyclone will hit land, and where the worst damage will be felt? Sometimes, it’s only once it’s all over.
- Rosanna Ryan and The Visual Stories Team
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- Zali Steggall
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.
- Nick O'Malley
Death threats, 3am texts: Former Liberal MP Matt Kean on becoming a climate champion
His stance on global warming has earned him powerful enemies – but the Climate Change Authority chair believes the stakes are too high to beat about the bush.
- Anne Hyland
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/climate-policy-1mpo