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Climate

Trump tells UN that climate change the “greatest con job”, and the wind “doesn’t blow”
Trump tells UN that climate change is a hoax, scientists are “stupid”, and that wind energy doesn’t work. It doesn’t even blow, he said.
AAP

Sep 24, 2025

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Climate

Australia on notice as top UN court finds governments can be sued for failing to act on climate change
Governments that fail to phase out oil, gas and coal to prevent climate harms could be ordered to pay reparations under international law, the World Court has found.
Royce Kurmelovs

Jul 24, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“Don’t work for climate wreckers:” UN chief warns young people off fossil fuels
UN Chief Antonio Guterres tells university graduates not to work in industries that are “killing the planet”, including fossil fuels.
Michael Mazengarb

May 24, 2022

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Coal

China delivers “killer blow” to coal as Morrison courts Joe Biden
China deals “killer” blow to Australian coal exports, Biden doubles global climate finance, while Morrison announces he has a plan for a plan.
Michael Mazengarb & Giles Parkinson

Sep 22, 2021

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Policy & Planning

What is Scott Morrison doing in New York? Nothing on climate, it seems
While other world leaders arrive in New York to discuss cooperation on Covid and climate, Morrison will be trying to patch up his submarine blunder.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 21, 2021

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Coal

UN chief demands Australia ends “deadly addiction” to coal by 2030
Pressure on coal heavy countries like Australia and the US to commit to a coal phase out, as UN chief calls for an accelerated end to coal.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 3, 2021

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Morrison’s lame Kyoto and reef defence drowned by stark UN oceans report
Morrison wants Australia’s climate “action” to be praised and children shielded from truth about climate impacts, just as new UN report reveals stark impacts on oceans and reefs.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 26, 2019

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Policy & Planning

UN boss asks all countries, including Australia, to plan for zero emissions
UN Secretary General has calls on global leaders, including Scott Morrison, to come to the Climate Action Summit with concrete plans to lift climate action.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 24, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Australia grilled on emissions at Bonn – fires back with single slide, dodgy accounting
Australia has told a UN meeting it won’t lift its emissions reduction targets, nor introduce new climate policies, while hiding its growing emissions.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 28, 2019

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Prominent climate change denier got $1.2m from fossil fuel industry
We now know that Dr. Soon is at the center of a massive and unreported conflict of interest.
Sandy Dechert

Feb 24, 2015

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Six ways Australia is selectively reporting to the UN on the Great Barrier Reef
The government’s latest report on the Great Barrier Reef, submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre last Friday, has been carefully crafted and word-smithed.
Jon Day

Feb 5, 2015

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New study says Paris climate talks won’t keep the world under 2°C
Hopes the world will do something meaningful to cut carbon emissions hang on the Paris climate talks, but agreement there may not be enough.
Jeff Spross

Aug 8, 2014

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