climate change
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments News & Commentary
Time to clean up our climate act – KonMari style
Does it spark joy? Japanese Queen of Clean Marie Kondo could teach the federal government a thing or two about building an effective – and vote-winning – climate policy.
Climate Governments News & Commentary United Kingdom
UK shows how climate action done, with cuts to emissions for six years in a row
Carbon Brief analysis shows UK CO2 emissions fell for the sixth consecutive year in 2018, the longest series of continuous reductions on record. Meanwhile, in Australia...
Group of 28 climate scientists, academics and energy industry veterans release a joint statement fact checking the federal government's "unbelievably misleading" claims on climate and emissions.
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,...
Climate Governments News & Commentary
Warm autumn likely to follow Australia’s hottest summer on record
Australia's warmest summer on record – with extremes of drought, flooding, fire and heat – looks set to continue into autumn, with warmer temperatures and below average rainfall.
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.
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.
CleanTech Bites
A cautionary tale from California, as utilities face a perfect climate and renewables storm
As Australian swelters through another record-breaking heatwave, a cautionary tale unfolds in the state of California, where major utility PG&E faces bankruptcy, as the poster child for climate-change dangers.
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments News & Commentary
Greens accuse Coalition of “cooking books” – and planet – on emissions
Greens call out federal Coalition's "dodgy accounting" efforts to minimise emissions targets, as government says heatwaves and droughts will reduce abatement because it is killing crops.
