Climate
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments
With climate protection, Labor can turn the table on government’s fear agenda
Climate change needs to be seen as an escalating and potentially existential risk to security in Australia, and to orderly relations between peoples and nations.
Australian Federal Government Climate Coal Governments NSW Government Renewables Solar Storage
Blaming renewables for reliability issues is “wrong and dangerous”
Grattan debunks conservative claims that an increase in renewable energy will inevitably make the electricity system less reliable, and says such views are both wrong and dangerous.
ANU Australian Federal Government Climate Governments Renewables Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Australia is not on track to meet Paris emissions target – not without policy support
Angus Taylor has seized upon an ANU renewables briefing as justification for the government’s do-nothing approach to climate. But meeting our Paris target is certainly not a given.
NSW Land and Environment Court judge blocks Hunter Valley coal mine, citing urgent need to cut fossil fuel emissions and avoid "dire consequences" of climate change.
Met Office expects average global surface temperature from 2019-23 to reach between 1.03 and 1.57°C above pre-industrial levels, making the period from 2014-23 the hottest decade since records began.
The move is further proof of a shift away from traditional power generation technologies such as coal and nuclear towards renewable energy technologies.
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments
De-smogging mining director Ian Plimer’s anti-climate rant in The Australian
Ian Plimer's latest attempt in the pages of Murdoch-owned The Australian newspaper to shoot down climate science had so many clear errors it should embarass the editor who printed it.
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments
Morrison refuses to discuss climate change as Tasmania burns, Townsville floods
After a particularly harsh summer of extremes, climate change is emerging as a key battleground in the upcoming election. But our PM doesn't want to talk about it.
The UK’s CO2 emissions peaked in the year 1973 and have declined faster than any other major developed country. Here's how.
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments Other Good Stuff
Australia is counting on cooking the books to meet its climate targets
If the government has any data or modelling to serve as a basis for Morrison’s confidence about meeting the Paris climate targets, it should tell us.
