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Because nature is so vast, when we assess the negative environmental impact of one project at a time, it will often seem tiny and irrelevant.

Like ChatGPT, we need clear goals and rules. Otherwise, we could make bad decisions

We’re remarkably similar to the chatbot. But there’s one big thing we can – and need – to do differently.

  • Millie Muroi

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The federal government has selected several projects to start development of offshore wind farms near the Gippsland coast.

Turning ocean winds into electricity is getting harder

Some prospective developers of the first Australian offshore wind projects have withdrawn from their early feasibility studies already.

  • Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Traditional owners Uncle Pabai Pabai, left, and Uncle Paul Kabai are heartbroken by the decision.

Commonwealth not liable for ravages of climate change in Torres Strait

A Federal Court judge has found that science was ignored and the threat of climate change is real, but that the Commonwealth is not legally responsible for the plight of islanders facing an existential threat.

  • Nick O'Malley
Illustration by Dionne Gain

Australia’s great leap forward: China opportunity makes Trump tariffs look like ‘a pimple on the bum of the iron ore trade’

Australia’s potential to export green metals – made here using abundant, cheap renewable energy – could deliver immeasurable economic benefits and accelerate the global race to net zero. It’s now a step closer.

  • Peter Hartcher
Illustration by Dionne Gain

Trump’s big toxic bill will cost America – and the world

The US president’s “Big Beautiful Bill” won’t just undo many positive developments for the environment – the economic fallout will be significant too.

  • Nick O'Malley
Former ACCC chair Rod Sims says the government has a role to play in Australia’s transition to net zero.

We should be paying more for our energy. Here’s why

What if I told you that you’re already paying more than the amount you see on your bill?

  • Millie Muroi
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Chris Bowen attended last year’s climate talks in Baku, but has yet to secure Australia’s hosting rights.

Albanese government faces backlash for failing to lock in climate talks

Despite years of effort and the support of its UN peers, Australia has been unable to convince Turkey to pull out of the race to host global climate talks.

  • Nick O'Malley
Victoria has revised its proposal for gas bans on new appliances.

Victoria scales back sweeping gas appliance bans

The state government has abandoned plans to ban households from installing new gas appliances.

  • Kieran Rooney, Bianca Hall and Daniella White
NSW gets a new budget next week. Here’s what we already know.

What we already know about this year’s NSW budget

A ferry wharf linking the new Sydney Fish Market is among $70 million in proposed transport upgrades announced on Monday.

  • Penry Buckley
Amazon’s warehouse at Kemps Creek was the largest warehouse in the country when completed two years ago, and generates much of its own electricity.

The unused Sydney spaces that are prime real estate for solar

Australian homes might lead the world in solar but commercial real estate lags, and those vast empty roofs could help power our cities, a new report finds.

  • Nick O'Malley

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