Australia’s eternal quest to protect its fossil fuel industry has caused an incredible and embarrassing international climate policy incident for the hosts of COP26.
UK trade deal: Morrison begins COP26 season by causing a major international mess
News Corp hasn’t seen the light on climate – they’re just updating their tactics
Is News Corp really seeing the light on climate? More likely it’s pivoting to a modern style of greenwashing and delay, just like Morrison.
Morrison will take catastrophic climate policy failure to COP26
The last emissions data before COP26 is out, adding to the long list of failures Morrison will be taking to Glasgow’s climate meeting in November.
Bad faith: Morrison blaming Global South for climate change is beyond belief
Scott Morrison and Angus Taylor are blaming the developing world for the world’s climate problem. That approach is both ignorant and cruel.
Australia’s fossil problem is deep: IPCC shows the danger it presents
The new IPCC report shows the physical dangers of failing to resolve Australia’s deep and widespread lack of climate urgency.
Climate denial still features in fossil fuel-funded education materials
The fossil fuel industry has long used its influence on education to downplay climate threats. It’s getting worse, and is even turning up at Questacon.
Australia needs loud, fast and furious climate policy – now more than ever
To get out of Australia’s climate funk we need to make climate policy loud again, and challenge Morrison’s fantasy of a quiet and unambitious Australia.
Government economists accept reality and slash coal export forecasts
The government’s resources forecaster has significantly revised downwards their predictions of thermal coal exports. Is this the beginning of the end?
US heatwaves are stressing vulnerable grids in a new test for clean energy
A drumbeat of worsening heatwaves is spreading across North America, and it’s set to test a collection of already badly vulnerable grids.
Chart of the day: Australia’s growing climate complacency
A new poll suggests a growing complacency about Australia’s climate inaction.
