‘Uniquely unsuited’: Government accused of stacking climate body with fossil interests
Environment groups are dismayed by the appointment of a former energy company chief to lead a revitalised Climate Change Authority, the independent body that advises the government on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Barrier Reef doomed as up to 99% of coral at risk, report finds
Unless immediate “transformative action” is taken to drastically reduce global warming, Australia is set for the destruction of its reef and more storms and floods, the Australian Academy of Science says.
Can China build coal plants and climate treaties at once?
One man’s appointment might help explain what China is signalling to the world by committing to climate change action – even as it goes on a coal power spree.
Climate change and Canberra’s fossilised ‘functional realities’
The global ground is rapidly shifting on climate change policy but Australian politics appears hopelessly wedded to a “functional reality” fixated on fossil fuels.
Surge in global action highlights Australia’s stance on climate change
With General Motors and the UN making big announcements on electric cars and cutting emissions, Australia’s position on climate change is inevitably thrust into the spotlight.
‘Stark reminder of our fragility’: Pandemic prompts global surge in climate action
Rather than distract markets and industry from the climate crisis, the coronavirus pandemic appears to have accelerated climate action.
Bob Carr pens global letter that highlights government’s resistance to climate change
Australian political and business figures are beginning to speak out against Mathias Cormann’s bid to lead the OECD due to his record opposing climate change action.
‘Sacrificial canary’: Fiji warns Australia not to let Pacific sink
Fiji’s prime minister says Australia and other wealthy nations must act on climate change and cannot treat the Pacific like sacrificial canaries in a coal mine.
Power plays at work as Labor split over climate action
Even some coal miners in the heart of the Hunter Valley say the transition from fossil fuels is already happening. Politicians just need to catch up.
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.
