Global warming
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Energy
Victoria eyes new bans on appliances to get homes off gas
Victorians would be forced to replace broken gas heaters and hot-water units with electric versions from as early as 2026 under the state government’s favoured plan.
- by Nick Toscano, Kieran Rooney and Mike Foley
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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.
- by Nick O'Malley
Opinion
Climate policy
How climate-denier Trump may leave China to save the planet
Xi Jinping will take great delight in showing the world how decadent the US becomes under Donald Trump when it comes to global warming. The planet may be the winner.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Climate crisis
The climate killer we ignore: Women are losing babies. I call it ‘maternalcide’
Soaring heat and compounding natural disasters are triggering fatal heart-related illnesses, mosquito-borne viruses and other fetal abnormalities.
- by Nathalie Beasnael
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Renewables
State government plans to slash big renewables planning process
Despite its lofty net zero goals, the NSW planning process has been a slow-moving morgue for big projects but that might now change.
- by Nick O'Malley
‘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
Opinion
Opinion
Spanish floods yet another reminder of the climate battle we’re losing
Everyone knows both the solution to climate disasters and what’s causing them, but our leaders remain unwilling or unable to take corrective action.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Victorian environment
‘Nobody wants to do this’: the tough calls to mitigate climate change
Is business as usual possible in a climate crisis? No, but not all is lost, says Parks Victoria’s chief scientist.
- by Bianca Hall
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Why Kamala Harris has said the c-word only twice on the campaign trail
Americans everywhere are talking about the searing heat of the summer that just ended. Except in the political debate.
- by Peter Hartcher
Why half a million Australian properties could be all-but uninsurable
If your plane had a one-in-four chance of falling from the sky, would you still get on the flight? That’s the question property owners are being asked.
- by Bianca Hall
‘Ecological grief’: communities, economy suffer from damage to Great Barrier Reef
The Commonwealth’s five-year report card says the outlook for Australia’s world heritage ecosystem is very poor, with global warming the biggest threat.
- by Mike Foley
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