Emissions
Why Tanya Plibersek is ‘absolutely prepared to put the blowtorch on Peter Dutton’
The environment minister is fighting back at the criticisms of her political opponents as global green leaders descend on Australia.
- by Mike Foley and Nick O'Malley
Latest
The golden fields we see on the highway are powering the next wave of air travel
Australia’s winter canola crop is almost ready. Much of the oil from the radiant plants won’t end up in our kitchens, but in the skies.
- by Mike Foley
Britain flicks the off switch on coal-fired power after 140 years
The source of energy that made the Industrial Revolution possible has been abandoned by the UK earlier than expected, making the country a G7 leader.
- by Rob Harris
By modern standards it’s small, but this Japanese tanker is causing big shockwaves
Might the test ship Excool be a breakthrough in trapping and transporting gas emissions to places like Australia for storage underground?
- by Nick O'Malley
Plibersek approves ‘1.3 billion tonnes’ of coal mine emissions
The environment minister has approved decades-long extensions to three coal mines, while her plan to create an Environment Protection Authority remains in limbo.
- by Mike Foley
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Investigations
‘Extreme risk’: Carbon watchdog mismanaged conflicts, ‘intimidated’ scientists
Hundreds of pages of previously confidential material reveal the regulator responsible for managing billions of dollars in taxpayer funds, as well as millions of carbon offsets, has serious governance issues.
- by Charlotte Grieve and Simone Fox Koob
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Climate policy
Households, EVs to the rescue as Australia’s emissions cuts stagnate
Greater uptake of electric appliances and vehicles is needed to ensure Australia hits its climate target, but households need financial support to do it.
- by Mike Foley
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Biodiversity
New species declared endangered on doorstep of Woodside mega-project
Another species being declared endangered on the doorstep of Woodside’s $30 billion Browse gas field has delivered a fresh blow amid approvals processes.
- by Emma Young
Opinion
Development
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the burbs are our great green hope
Through a combination of technology and design, suburbia could in fact be the most sustainable form of urban living.
- by Tone Wheeler
Renewables meet reality: Power grid emissions rise to threaten Australia’s climate goals
Australia is at the forefront of the green transition, but the weather gods are testing the government’s plans to cut greenhouse gases.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
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Climate crisis
Doomist or realist? Meet the scientist who says the climate collapse has already begun
Jem Bendell was made famous by his paper Deep Adaptation, in which he argued that climate collapse was inevitable. Now he says it has already begun.
- by Nick O'Malley
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