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Coal power is becoming increasingly unreliable in Australia as generators age.

Ageing coal generator fleet spells trouble for power outages

The Climate Council says coal outages are primary drivers of power shortage warnings, particularly in summer, and have contributed to some of the largest power price spikes along the eastern seaboard

  • Bianca Hall

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Joanna Partyka, Gerard Mazza, Matilda Rose, Emil Davey and Tahlia Stolarski outside Perth Magistrates Court following the hearing on Tuesday.

Activists who targeted Woodside boss’ Perth home plead guilty as police abandon conspiracy claim

Four climate protesters who targeted the home of Woodside boss Meg O’Neill have each pleaded guilty to attempted trespass and attempted unlawful damage over the incident, which was filmed by an ABC crew.

  • Jesinta Burton
Penny Nelson recently bought a Toyota Rav 4 hybrid vehicle.

They’re cleaner and greener, so why won’t the government give hybrids tax breaks?

Australians bought 172,696 traditional hybrids – which have a diesel or petrol engine as well as an electric motor – last year, up 76 per cent on 2023.

  • Mike Foley
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese are at odds over the country’s energy future.

The public agrees on climate, so why can’t our politicians?

A remarkable degree of public consensus has developed over the past few years. If only our major parties could agree.

  • Stephen Grenville
Acute risks such as multi-billion dollar property damage bills in the Pacific Palisades should warrant top-tier risk management strategies for banks and asset managers.

‘We must not let our guard down’: LA braces for extreme fire danger as gusts return

A rare emergency alert has been issued with wind gusts up to 113km/h expected to return to the area.

  • Michael Koziol
A street in Landsdale where trees remain sparse.

Perth homeowners could be paid to plant trees in bid to thicken canopy coverage

A plan to plant one million trees in Perth in the next 10 years has been announced in an attempt to cool the city down. Here’s how Labor plans to achieve it.

  • Holly Thompson
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Firefighters watch as water is dropped on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon.

LA fires as it happened: Death toll rises as residents return to scenes of devastation

Firefighters are still battling fierce infernos across Los Angeles as residents return to burnt-out neighbourhoods to be met with scenes of devastation. Follow our live coverage.

  • Josefine Ganko and Bianca Hall
Readers have blamed climate change for the catastrophic fires in California.

‘We don’t know the half of it’: More deaths feared in ever-expanding LA fires

Despite a lull in the winds, authorities said it was still unsafe to thoroughly search many areas already burnt.

  • Michael Koziol and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The government and opposition will compete in the election campaign over their plans for renewable and nuclear energy.

Five battles that will define Australia’s climate war election

Climate action will play a major role in the federal campaign. The political clash has kicked off over nuclear energy, but it will end in the family home.

  • Mike Foley
Illustration by Simon Letch

Fossil fuels are back with a vengeance! And the world is cooking

The fossil fuel industry is fighting back harder than ever against those who would seek to curtail it to protect the climate. Profits are up, political pressure for change is down. Meanwhile, the planet just gets hotter.

  • Nick O'Malley

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/climate-policy-1mpo