Environment
Climate change
Opinion
Global warming
Australia the outlier in Biden's brave new zero-emissions world
Australia will be left behind as its allies take steps towards a greener, emissions-free future, led by the newly elected President.
- by Bob Carr
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Renewables
Like water for electricity, we can go with the flow for cleaner energy
The solutions for a 100 per cent renewable economy are under our noses.
- by Elizabeth Farrelly
Climate policy
Australian doctors accuse government of failing on climate change
A group of Australian doctors have accused Energy Minister Angus Taylor of harming Australians' health by not taking enough action on climate change.
- by Nick O'Malley
US election
How Joe Biden and a global pandemic might overturn climate politics
Many reforms Biden proposes are not centred on climate change but on associated jobs, infrastructure and innovation support needed to confront the crisis.
- by Nick O'Malley
Opinion
Renewables
Net-zero emissions drive puts Australian industry on notice
Australia can seize the opportunity or be left behind.
- by Llewelyn Hughes
Opinion
Climate policy
Australians have spoken on climate, so there's no excuse to look backwards
The NSW Energy and Environment Minister calls on Australia's governments to deliver the transition to a low-carbon economy that the vast majority of citizens want, according to new research.
- by Matt Kean
Climate policy
Australians massively overestimate role of oil and gas in economy
Despite the impact of COVID-19, concern about climate change remains intense among Australians, who also overestimate the economic contribution of fossil fuels.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Renewables
Australia's first offshore wind farm promises jobs boom
Australia's first offshore wind farm would create thousands of jobs but its impact on sea and bird life is still being examined.
- by Miki Perkins and Benjamin Preiss
Opinion
Paris Agreement
While the world races to net-zero carbon, Australia is a non-starter
The net-zero goal is more than political sloganeering. It is a vital tool to reduce emissions that the Australian government is rejecting at a critical time.
- by Nick O'Malley
Energy
The world's leading energy adviser has turned a shade green
This year, for the first time, the International Energy Agency has indicated how the daily habits of the world's population might help fight climate change.
- by Nick O'Malley
Coronavirus pandemic
Global emissions fall faster than at any time on record as COVID-19 hits economies
The carbon pollution drop in the first half of 2020 has been steeper than during the global financial crisis, Great Depression of the 1930s and the 1979 oil crisis, according to international researchers.
- by Peter Hannam