UN Climate Conference
Opinion
Letters
A little less conversation, a little more action please
Readers discuss climate talk, climate action and climate inaction.
Latest
Albanese flies to South America on trade rescue mission after Trump victory
The prime minister is seeking to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping within days to shore up a $327 billion economic relationship.
- by David Crowe
‘Summer of grass fires’: Authorities warn of increased fire risk
A drier-than-average winter has left a build-up of vegetation fuel across Victoria.
- by Bianca Hall
A ‘crazy’ new scheme to save world’s forests
What if stopping deforestation became a money spinner for developing countries?
- by Manuela Andreoni
‘Do you vacuum your lampshades?’ It was an idyllic town. Now it’s cursed by coal dust
A former local returns to the small NSW town of Muswellbrook, where he finds an expanded open-cut mining sector, a hollowed-out community and dust – everywhere.
- by Ryan Butta
Exclusive
Paris Agreement
‘They ain’t seen nothing yet’: UN boss names climate change impacts coming to Australia
Top UN climate official Simon Stiell says Australia will be “front and centre in resettling entire national populations” if climate targets are not met.
- by Nick O'Malley
Analysis
Climate crisis
Did a sea sponge just blow up the Paris Agreement?
Australian-led research into Caribbean sea sponges indicates global warming had already smashed the 1.5 degree threshold by 2012. We’re now on the cusp of 2 degrees.
- by Angus Dalton
Want to see what climate change does? I’ll show you my WA desert home
Few Australians know the Country I call home. Let me take you there through spinifex, mulga trees, red sand and open skies – and introduce you to my family.
- by Samantha Murray
Anna asked a climate sceptic for some advice. His words would reshape her career
Climate activist Anna Rose wanted to convince former Liberal senator Nick Minchin about climate change. Instead, the experience set her on a different path.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Not even Trump can derail progress on climate, says John Kerry
The US climate envoy says there is a sense of urgency at COP28 that he hasn’t experienced at previous UN climate summits.
- by Lucy Cormack
No more Aussie dollars to fund overseas fossil fuel projects
Australia has taken a major step on the path towards the phase-out of fossil fuels, joining 39 nations in a commitment to end international finance for climate polluting projects.
- by Lucy Cormack
Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/environment/un-climate-conference