Paris Agreement
In the Trump era of America first, scientists fear for the future of Antarctica
There are growing concerns the treaty that has protected the last great wilderness for nearly 70 years may not hold as the old rules-based world order disintegrates along with the sea ice.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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The Trumpian policies Pauline Hanson would roll out if One Nation ran Australia
As One Nation and Pauline Hanson threaten to overtake the fractured Coalition as the nation’s leading conservative force, we test if the party’s policies make practical and economic sense.
- James Hall
The past three years were the world’s hottest on record
The world is likely to miss the Paris Agreement goals to limit global heating to between 1.5 and 2 degrees above the pre-industrial average, making climate adaptation and “net negative” policies increasingly important.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Confidential advice undercooked climate change to Howard government
Cabinet briefings in 2005 warned of climate change, but did not anticipate the scale and severity of the impacts now playing out.
- Mike Foley
Former health boss warns bureaucratic quagmire threatens WA’s exit from coal
Former East Metropolitan Health Service chief executive Liz MacLeod has revealed a laundry list of issues with the department responsible for WA’s energy transition.
- Hamish Hastie
NSW should end coal expansions to meet net zero targets
A state government agency has declared that NSW cannot meet its climate targets if it keeps approving new coal mine extensions.
- Nick O'Malley
Australia records biggest annual drop in emissions outside pandemic
Record output from renewable energy means emissions from coal plants are down as Australia’s greenhouse output has fallen for the first time in years.
- Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
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Ugly final hours of talks highlight just how difficult Chris Bowen’s new gig will be
The COP climate talks have slowed heating, but as Chris Bowen prepares to lead the next negotiations, they are becoming ever more brutal.
- Nick O'Malley
Trump boycotted the G20. Albanese and other world leaders stared him down
A senior Trump official branded it “shameful” that the meeting had forged ahead with a leaders’ declaration despite US opposition.
- Matthew Knott
Undermined and underdone: How Australia’s climate talks bid failed
On Monday night in Brazil, the mood among the Australian contingent at the United Nations conference was high. Three days later, the nation’s hosting tilt was over.
- Bianca Hall, Nick O'Malley and Mike Foley