Environment
Climate Change
Major parties outline environmental policies aimed at wooing voters
Environmental issues are looming as important factors in this weekend's state election. They are also the policy areas where parties diverge the most.
- by Peter Hannam
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Extreme weather
'Monster' El Nino a chance later this year, pointing to extended dry times
Relief for Australia's drought-hit regions could be a long way off, with climate influences in the Pacific and Indian oceans tilting towards drier conditions.
- by Peter Hannam
School strike 4 climate
Teenage climate activist nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg, who led the School Strike 4 Climate campaign, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Climate policy
Government climate plan stalled after Berejiklian took over, documents show
The NSW government prepared sweeping climate change policies to decarbonise the state's economy only to have the plans shelved.
- by Peter Hannam
Opinion
School strike 4 climate
Let the children strike as a lesson to all who live on this planet
Why criticise school children for their global climate strike? After all, we teach them to be critical thinkers, writes the Gonski Institute's deputy director.
- by Pasi Sahlberg
Opinion
Global warming
As an ex-coal boss, I'm telling politicians: wake up to climate threat
The Reserve Bank now understands the economic perils of global warming but politicians keep ignoring it, writes a former oil, gas and coal industry executive.
- by Ian Dunlop
RBA
'Milestone' RBA climate speech seen as 'changing the conversation'
Investor and business groups have welcomed the first major speech on climate change by the Reserve Bank of Australia, a move seen as "completing the trifecta" of major financial regulators to highlight the potential risks.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Peter Hannam
School strike 4 climate
'No other way': Student climate activist Greta Thunberg's strike call
Students have no choice but to close their books and walk out on their classes to make their demands for serious climate action heard, the Swedish student says.
- by Peter Hannam
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Climate policy
'Ignored': climate experts appeal to Berejiklian government
An advisory group to the Berejiklian government on climate change has appealed to the Premier saying it has been "largely ignored" despite extreme conditions in the state.
- by Peter Hannam
Opinion
Protest
Striking schoolkids should wear storm of criticism as a badge of honour
I hope a lot of school kids join this global children’s strike on Friday and I hope they’re mocked and traduced by their elders in politics and the media, because those elders aren’t really their betters on this issue.
- by John Birmingham
Wildlife
'We didn't deserve it': Retirees donate savings to climate fight
Like many of their generation and class, the Bellairs did well out the real estate market and tax exemptions. They chose to put $ 1 million of their savings towards the good of future generations.
- by Joe Hinchliffe