Environment
Climate change
Annual heat records tumble as global warming trend continues
The past seven years on earth have been the hottest ever recorded, a trend experts say is driven by climate change and set to continue.
- by Miki Perkins
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Move to build grid-scale solar on industrial rooftops across Australia
A joint venture aims to build giant solar farms on the roofs of factories and industrial estates across the nation, creating energy where it is most needed.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Climate policy
'I believe in climate change': How Barilaro's new bromance with Kean changed Nationals policy
Deputy Premier and Nationals leader John Barilaro says he is open to ending logging in state forests as part of improved relations he has struck with Energy and Environment Minister Matt Kean.
- by Peter Hannam
Black Summer bushfires made worse by climate change, risk to 'rapidly intensify'
South-eastern Australia should expect more extreme hot and dry conditions and fire-induced weather without significant efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, researchers say.
- by Peter Hannam
Flatulent cows no longer on the nose with seaweed solution to climate problem
Australian scientists have begun rolling out a commercial solution to a major source of greenhouse gases with a seaweed feed to block livestock burps.
- by Mike Foley
'Snub': Australia leaves 2030 climate goals unchanged in UN submission
Australia has resubmitted its Paris climate goal, modifying its target as "a floor" that can be met without using credits from the previous accord, but omitting any indication it will join other nations in raising its ambition.
- by Peter Hannam
Explainer
Indigenous culture
What is cultural burning?
Catastrophic bushfires have led to a heightened interest in Indigenous burning practices. How do Aboriginal experts use fire to care for their land?
- by Miki Perkins
Opinion
Climate policy
Australia trails Pacific nations in fight against climate change
What science has predicted for decades is already affecting us all, but the stakes are particularly high for islands nations.
- by Peter Walton
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Climate policy
National emissions likely began to rebound in September quarter
Australia's greenhouse gas emissions likely rose as increased pollution from industry and other sources cancelled out record levels of penetration by renewable energy in the electricity sector.
- by Peter Hannam
Climate of change puts business and Coalition at odds
The exodus has begun of big business and financial institutions moving away from fossil fuel industries.
- by Nick O'Malley and Mike Foley
David Pocock tries his hand at climate leadership
Climate, farming and wildlife activism top the post-retirement agenda of the former Wallaby who retired from rugby two months ago.
- by Peter Hannam