Scientists have delivered clear advice for the reef. So what did their report say, how might the government respond and what happens next?
The status of the Great Barrier Reef as a globally…
Meanwhile, BP’s CEO was in town spruiking the energy giant’s climate credentials, as its oil output increases from last year
In the wake of the UN climate talks in Egypt, the opposition leader,…
About half of the CO2-equivalent caused by releasing methane in Australia comes from agriculture. The rest comes mainly from coalmines, oil, gas and waste
Lost nets, lines and hooks trap wildlife for years as they float in the ocean, sink to the bottom or are washed ashore
Enough commercial fishing line is left in the ocean each year to stretch to…
The media outlets gave sizeable coverage to journal article that climate scientists said misrepresented their research
The climate science denial echo-chamber has been loud and proud this week with…
An orange flame on your stove would be the signal that you were now burning “renewable gas”, the advertorial said, promising this would happen “sooner than you expect”.
A range of factors is behind the rise in electricity prices, but net zero isn’t one of them. Energy markets and electricity systems are complicated beasts at the best of times, but throw in war,…
Scott Morrison’s loving embrace and financial backing of the gas industry has been a defining feature of his prime ministership. Hit with a historical pandemic, Morrison chose gas – not renewables –…
Australia had the highest levels of greenhouse gas pollution from coal per person than any other developed country in 2021, according to new data.
But the data shows per capita greenhouse gas…
Prof Terry Hughes says he believes bleaching is under way as the Australian government conducts monitoring flights over 2,300km reef.
One of the world’s leading coral scientists claims a sixth mass…
Exclusive: Some Canon Institute for Global Studies posts call the climate crisis ‘fake news’ and compare Greta Thunberg to a communist
A thinktank linked to Japanese technology giant Canon is…
Grattan Institute energy experts say News Corp’s eye-watering figures on the projected costs and job losses of an improbable moratorium are ‘inflated’
Would a moratorium on new coal and gas…
EnergyAustralia is building a regular fossil fuel power station and buying carbon offsets based on its emissions
“At EnergyAustralia, we’re already building Australia’s first carbon offset power…
But one coral reef expert says even reefs that bleach every five years could have corals that survive
Almost no corals on the planet will escape severe bleaching once global heating reaches 1.5C,…
The ANU’s Dr Fiona Beck says turning fossil fuels into hydrogen is always going to be dirtier than using renewables
A world-first shipment of liquid hydrogen from Australia was declared momentous…
Satellite data shows ocean surface 3C above normal as swimmers say water feels more like February and March
Waters off Sydney are undergoing an extreme marine heatwave with temperatures likely at…
Scientists are hoping La Niña conditions might yet stave off threat from predicted heat accumulation in northern and central reef
Corals across large parts of the Great Barrier Reef could be hit by…
In a taste of things to come, a secret Office of National Assessment report worried the ‘carbon dioxide problem’ would hurt the nation’s coal industry
The report was stamped CONFIDENTIAL twice on…
Ashjayeen Sharif wants Australia’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter to be 100% renewable by 2030.
An 18-year-old student and climate change campaigner is bidding for a seat on the board of energy…
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