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Trump’s war on efforts to slow climate change futile

By doubling down on his cry to “drill, baby, drill” and removing all limits on America’s booming fossil fuel industry, the new president has once again declared war on the world’s climate mitigation efforts. But this is a war he can’t win.

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The four Donalds: Trump takes the oath at the US Capitol, speaks off the cuff outside the ceremony, takes the stage at the Capitol One Arena and returns to the Oval Office.

We saw four Donalds in one day, but there’s a fifth we need to watch

The calm, chatty, discursive and, above all, confident Trump we witnessed in the Oval Office after the day of ceremonies and speeches was different to the Trumps we saw earlier.

  • Michael Koziol
In Victoria, Ventura’s Ivanhoe depot has been converted to accommodate the state’s largest fleet of zero-emissions buses.

Global warming surged last year, but there is also good news

Confirmation that the world had hit 1.5 degrees of warming last year shocked observers, but innovations in the way we generate, move and use energy are working.

  • Nicholas Osiowy
2024 was the hottest year on record globally, and the second-hottest for Australia.

Australia just had its second-hottest year on record – and temperatures will rise again

Global temperatures continued to rise in 2024 as the UN chief warned of a “climate breakdown”.

  • Nick O'Malley
Trump and climate

Why Trump will force Labor to delay 2035 climate target, and the Dutton challenge that follows

“The election of Donald Trump, his statements on climate change and positions on energy policy are likely to have a global impact,” warns Climate Change Authority chair Matt Kean.

  • Mike Foley
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will face off in Parliament on Monday with questions over flight upgrades likely to dominate.

‘He’s scared’: Dutton demands debate as Albanese taunts ‘hiding’ opposition leader

Albanese mocks Dutton for hiding from proper press conferences, but Dutton challenges the PM to a debate.

  • James Massola
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The very big assumption Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan makes

The Coalition’s nuclear costings put it at odds with the government as well as a global effort to reduce emissions by electrifying economies and building renewable energy infrastructure.

  • Nick O'Malley
Japanese firm Kawasaki Heavy Industries has withdrawn from plan to create “clean” hydrogen from brown coal sourced from the Latrobe Valley.

Multibillion-dollar plan to convert coal into ‘clean’ hydrogen falters

The controversial plan was billed as a lifeline for the Latrobe Valley’s ageing brown coal industry.

  • Bianca Hall and Nick Toscano
Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen.

Renewables surge shows Australia can meet ambitious 2035 reductions

The UK has promised to cut emissions by 81 per cent by 2035. The Climate Change Authority is considering how much more we could do.

  • Bianca Hall and Nick O'Malley
A protester speaks at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

As the world wobbles on climate, Australia doubles down

Rattled by Donald Trump’s victory and pushback against earlier commitments, the world’s climate diplomats have struggled to find common ground during COP29 talks.

  • Nick O'Malley

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