Despite being a top issue for Australians, climate action has been completely sidelined in favour of the total sham to expand gas and coal
Today, on Earth Day, President Biden will sign an Executive Order to expand his Administrationâs historic and bold efforts to tackle the climate crisis, make our nation more resilient to extreme weather, and strengthen local economies.
This week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, released a report that emphasised that the barriers to accomplishing progress on climate change are largely political, not scientific.
The limp response from many in Australiaâs technology and innovation sector to the governmentâs pre-election budget will have come as a surprise to some within the Coalition, but zero enthusiasm is a fitting response from an industry that has been largely ignored or patronised by prime ministers for the best part of a decade.
Up to 80 per cent of the carbon credits issued by Australiaâs clean energy regulator are flawed, leaving buyers holding âshamâ assets that have failed to reduce the nationâs carbon burden, says Andrew Macintosh, the Abbott governmentâs former chair of a key market oversight integrity committee.
Federal energy minister Angus Taylor has been slammed for channelling more than $50 million in new subsidies into the gas industry, just as Australia faces fresh international calls to strengthen its emissions reduction targets and emerges from its latest flood crisis.
U.S: From Coca-Cola to Tesla, companies report emissions in widely different ways. A new federal rule is expected to standardize climate disclosures, putting the U.S. on closer footing with other countries.
IEAl: Periods of energy disruption, like the one we are seeing today, offer an opening for disruptive technologies. A helping hand for clean energy start-ups can help respond to the current energy crisis while also accelerating progress towards climate targets
Governments can keep the exit orderly Grattan Institute analysis shows itâs possible to achieve a vastly lower-emissions electricity system in less than two decades
Australian Financial Review Labor is striving to find a balance between keeping the left of the party onside and not exposing itself to a scare campaign.
PM has revealed the plan he'll take to COP26 in Glasgow later this week after coming under intense pressure at home and abroad to commit to net zero emissions by 2050
Scott Morrison will be relieved the Nationals have limped across the line on net zero by 2050
Like other rich nations, the UK is more talk than action on the climate crisis. Something needs to change in Glasgow, says climate activist Greta Thunberg
If the environment minister allows 100m tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere, she will be inflicting future harm. Itâs as simple as that
Climate or COVID? Both will influence the election outcome
PM Scott Morrison made it clear his loyalty lies with his deputy, and not with international allies who are urging Australia to take greater action to cut emissions
The Industry portfolio has been split in two, with Melissa Price taking on science and technology and Angus Taylor taking on the industry aspect of the portfolio
As the Coalition went to war with itself over emissions targets, Quad leaders recommitted to goals that would require Australia to exit coal power by 2040.
Every Australian state and territory has committed to net zero by 2050, but the Morrison-led government won't make the same pledge.