Global warming
- Opinion
- Electric vehicles
My quest to buy an EV stalled … and it’s not just because Musk grinds my gears
The electric vehicle market is spluttering for any number of reasons. The odious Tesla chief is just one of them.
- Malcolm Knox
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- Opinion
- Opinion
Every kid deserves the opportunity to fall in love with sport. That’s why I’m speaking up to protect it
I want tomorrow’s kids to have the same opportunity to fall in love with footy that I did. To not have games cancelled due to extreme weather, or be unable to train.
- Alex Pearce
Trump’s energy chief wants Australia to go nuclear
US energy secretary Chris Wright – who claims net zero goals are “sinister” and has denied the science of climate change – welcomes Australia building reactors.
- Mike Foley
- Opinion
- Climate policy
With Trump declaring war on climate action, is this the last straw?
The US under Donald Trump has become a dead weight despite the technology existing to decarbonise the global economy.
- Nick O'Malley
Australia is looking for new ways to put sunshine aside for later
As Australia’s shift from coal to renewables continues at pace, companies are working on innovative ways to store larger amounts of clean energy.
- Nick Toscano
- Opinion
- Climate policy
This could be the year voters get their priorities wrong
A protest vote on the cost of living will achieve little. The best election outcome would be a minority government dependent on the support of those who get the urgency of climate action.
- Ross Gittins
- Opinion
- Opinion
Fossil fuels are back with a vengeance! And the world is cooking
The fossil fuel industry is fighting back harder than ever against those who would seek to curtail it to protect the climate. Profits are up, political pressure for change is down. Meanwhile, the planet just gets hotter.
- Nick O'Malley
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- California bushfires
Australia leases US firebombing aircraft in the northern winter. So what happens when LA burns in January?
Experts say Australia risks being isolated from international firefighters and water-bombing aircraft in its next bushfire season.
- Mike Foley
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
- Exclusive
- 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.
- Nick Toscano, Kieran Rooney and Mike Foley
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