Global warming
Opinion
Energy
Energy policy is becoming Australia’s own Brexit, and proving just as intractable
If the Coalition isn’t making up the policy as it’s going along, then it’s doing a Vegas-level impression of a political outfit that is.
- by Shaun Carney
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Renewables
Why Dutton’s energy switch may help Albanese keep Labor’s lights on
Time is not on Peter Dutton’s side as the prime minister moves to more solid ground on climate policy.
- by Sean Kelly
Opinion
Climate crisis
Sydney’s become more humid and damp, but I’ve found a fix
Every Sydney home needs one of these, and it’s not an air fryer.
- by Kerri Sackville
‘Worse than Scott Morrison’: PM attacks Dutton over revival of climate wars
Anthony Albanese says a Coalition plan to ditch Australia’s 2030 emissions-reduction target will put the nation at odds with “all of our important allies”.
- by Bianca Hall and Olivia Ireland
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Nuclear energy
Dutton to ditch Paris Agreement: analysis reveals nuclear impact on emissions
Peter Dutton’s energy policy will blow Australia’s greenhouse gas budget and reignite Australia’s climate wars.
- by Mike Foley
Dutton to pull Australia out of Paris Agreement if elected
The opposition leader said there was “no sense” in Australia’s 2030 climate target and that the federal government’s renewables goal was unattainable.
- by Mike Foley
UN chief wants tobacco-style ban on fossil fuel advertising
The head of the United Nations says fossil fuel companies – “the godfathers of climate chaos” – must be stopped from shameless greenwashing.
- by Mike Foley
Ban fossil fuel ads to prevent ‘climate hell’, says UN chief
UN Secretary General António Guterres branded oil and gas companies the “godfathers of climate chaos” and said they should face an advertising ban, similar to those rolled out against tobacco.
- by James Warrington
Here comes winter … and more rain
May will be the 14th consecutive month of record-breaking ocean temperatures globally, as 2024 shapes up to shatter last year’s heat record.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall
Renewable energy is slashing emissions, now it’s cutting prices too
Wholesale electricity prices are down as the share of renewable energy in the grid continues to grow.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Unprecedented spread of coral bleaching along Great Barrier Reef
Aerial survey results show massive bleaching along the 2300-kilometre ecosystem, which may trigger the announcement of a global event following similar incidents in the northern hemisphere.
- by Mike Foley
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