Environment
Climate Change
'Great concern': world meteorology agency reports bad climate tidings
The world's ocean heat content reached a record high last year and extreme weather events affected the lives of about 62 million people, displacing more than 2 million of them, the World Meteorological Organisation said.
- by Peter Hannam
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Biodiversity
Canberra waterways - and platypus - suffer under record temperatures
Poorer water quality may have driven Canberra's celebrated platypus to Lake Burley Griffin.
- by Steve Evans
Coal
'Peak coal in sight' as new power stations drop and retirements jump
The global pace of new construction of power stations is slowing while retirement of ageing plants is accelerating, placing the world on track for "peak coal" capacity within a couple of years.
- by Peter Hannam
NSW Votes
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
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