Climate policy
- Opinion
- Opinion
Coalition of the unwilling: Climate wars will soon eclipse reunification relief
The climate wars are over. And the Coalition lost. But it will have great difficulty in accepting this fact and that’s a particular problem for the Liberal Party.
- Peter Hartcher
Latest
Why net zero is a battle for political middle ground
Both sides of the federal Coalition are debating their ongoing commitment to net zero emissions, and the outcome will shape the political landscape.
- Mike Foley
- Opinion
- Editorial
Sussan Ley was compared with the Liz Truss lettuce, but it’s David Littleproud who’s reduced to clear
Whether the federal opposition is a restumped Coalition, a reimagined Liberal Party or some new configuration, it won’t have much time to get its house in order.
- The Age's View
- Opinion
- NSW floods
Denial is hard to grasp in the city. In flooded Taree, it’s bewildering
The people most affected by natural disasters in Australia are represented by the people who are most likely to deny that human activity has changed our climate.
- Malcolm Knox
- Analysis
- Renewables
The rumours were true: China’s greenhouse gas emissions are falling
Suspicions were first reported last year that the world’s biggest greenhouse gas polluter was managing to cut its emissions five years earlier than planned.
- Nick O'Malley
Nationals rail against renewables despite Ley declaring climate wars over
Climate change Minister Chris Bowen has rubbished the Liberal leader’s truce claim as the Coalition reconsiders its commitment to net zero.
- Mike Foley
‘It’s a con’: Billionaire ‘Twiggy’ Forrest unloads on net zero
Despite doubts about the economics of green hydrogen and Donald Trump’s aversion to clean energy, Andrew Forrest isn’t ready to back down on his dream.
- Matt Oliver
- Opinion
- Productivity
Ross Garnaut: Prophet with a sunny vision of our glorious future
The present fashion of obsessing with productivity improvement for its own sake is counterproductive and probably won’t achieve much.
- Ross Gittins
- Editorial
- Australia votes
Labor has the mandate to think big and seize opportunity
While the government may not wish to blindside the electorate, there is plenty of room for more ambitious reform in areas it has established as priorities.
- The Age's View
- Opinion
- Paris Agreement
As the world cooks, why have our political leaders gone cold on global warming?
Climate change has been all but ignored in the Australian election campaign, and world leaders are giving up on the cause, even as the heat rises.
- Nick O'Malley
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