Environment
Climate Change
Report predicts more than 10,000 drone flights a day in Canberra by 2030
A study for the company that wants to start mass drone delivery of goods and food in the ACT has painted a detailed picture of the future.
- by Steve Evans
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Opinion
Electricity
Morrison's big stick on energy defies what a true Liberal believes in
Small government, low regulation, faith in the market. These tenets are being thrown overboard in the desperation to win at all costs.
- by John Hewson
Great Barrier Reef
Malcolm Turnbull asked to front Reef inquiry
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has been asked to front the Senate inquiry into his government's $443 million grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation early next year.
- by Peter Hannam
Renewables
'Disappointing': Global carbon emissions growth quickens on China leap
Carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion have sped up, driven higher by a resumption of growth in China and the US, dimming the prospects that climate goals agreed in Paris can be met.
- by Peter Hannam
Renewables
'No trilemma': Study finds increased renewables push down power prices
Renewable energy drives down wholesale power prices well in excess of subsidy costs, a study of Australian and European markets shows.
- by Peter Hannam
Paris Agreement
Australia won't lift 2030 Paris target as minister heads to summit
The Morrison government confirms it has no intention of lifting Australia's commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions as Melissa Price, the environment minister, prepares to fly to a major climate summit in Poland.
- by Peter Hannam
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Renewables
'Scientific fact': NSW Liberals highlight climate difference from Feds
The Liberal-led NSW government remains committed to cutting carbon emissions regardless of changes of policy by federal counterparts, Energy Minister Don Harwin says.
- by Peter Hannam
Opinion
Schools
School strikers are going places but the dole queue isn't one of them
History suggests resources minister Matt Canavan is wrong about where student activists are headed.
- by Clive Hamilton
Legal industry
'New weapon': courts offer hope for driving serious climate action
Frustrated by the lack of action by political leaders to reduce greenhouse gases, lawyers are stepping up efforts to press for change through litigation.
- by Peter Hannam
Exclusive
Legal industry
ACT seeks climate litigation advice as court action gathers momentum
The ACT is set to join growing global efforts to use courts to press for urgent action to curb emissions, with Climate Minister Shane Rattenbury seeking advice on how to lower litigation barriers.
- by Peter Hannam
Opinion
Extreme weather
It should not be up to Australia's schoolchildren to stop Adani
Investing in coal is like investing billions of taxpayers’ dollars in Video Ezy while blaming the world for streaming Netflix.
- by Ebony Bennett