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Michael Mazengarb is a journalist with RenewEconomy, based in Sydney. Before joining RenewEconomy, Michael worked in the renewable energy sector for more than a decade.
47 scientists and experts sign open letter urging NSW government not to overrule state laws requiring climate change impacts to be considered in the assessment of new coal mines.
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Climate effort must be boosted five-fold to limit global warming to 1.5°C
United in Science report warns world needs to lift its efforts 5-fold to cap warming at 1.5°C, and reinforces call to end fossil fuel subsidies and bring an end...
Some $US1.3 trillion has been tipped into solar installations in last decade, pushing it above coal and forcing prices down dramatically.
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2,000 years of records show it’s getting hotter, faster
New reconstructions of Earth’s temperature over the past 2,000 years highlight the astonishing rate of the recent widespread warming of our planet.
Morrison shuffles cards, and sea level expert John Englander explains why oceans are rising more quickly than expected.
Morrison shuffles cards, and sea level expert John Englander explains why oceans are rising more quickly than expected.
Scott Morrison's week-long celebration of climate and energy policies looks less like a pivot than a crouch. It would make more sense if more renewables were on the agenda,...
ANU study says current pace of solar and wind deployment in Australia could deliver equivalent of 100% renewables by early 2030s, and achieve emissions reduction task “for whole economy”...
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US, Australia fight push to bar fossil fuel interests from climate talks
Developing nations want to ban fossil fuel interests from participating in, and sponsoring, UN climate talks - much to the chagrin of countries like US and Australia.
Highlights from the high level NEG document distributed to COAG energy ministers ahead of next Friday’s meeting.
