‘Wrecking ball’:The oil-rich nation blocking UN climate talks

‘Wrecking ball’:The oil-rich nation blocking UN climate talks

The need for consensus is delaying urgent action on climate – and consensus is needed to fix it.

  • byNick O'Malley

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Renewables surge shows Australia can meet ambitious 2035 reductions

Renewables surge shows Australia can meet ambitious 2035 reductions

The UK has promised to cut emissions by 81 per cent by 2035. The Climate Change Authority is considering how much more we could do.

  • byBianca Hall andNick O'Malley
As the world wobbles on climate,Australia doubles down

As the world wobbles on climate,Australia doubles down

Rattled by Donald Trump’s victory and pushback against earlier commitments,the world’s climate diplomats have struggled to find common ground during COP29 talks.

  • byNick O'Malley
Tax business-class flights,crypto and plastics,UN climate talks told

Tax business-class flights,crypto and plastics,UN climate talks told

Climate leaders suggest new taxes on dirty old industries could help pay for the multitrillion-dollar cost of stabilising the climate.

  • byNick O'Malley
NSW is set to miss all emissions targets until 2050. Here’s why

NSW is set to miss all emissions targets until 2050. Here’s why

A report shows the state is not on track to meet its net zero target or interim reduction goals.

  • byNick O'Malley
‘This activity is a real threat’:MPs piling on pressure over state’s koala park promise

‘This activity is a real threat’:MPs piling on pressure over state’s koala park promise

Premier Chris Minns is being urged to immediately end logging inside the boundaries of the proposed Great Koala National Park.

  • byNick O'Malley
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State government plans to slash big renewables planning process
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State government plans to slash big renewables planning process

Despite its lofty net zero goals,the NSW planning process has been a slow-moving morgue for big projects but that might now change.

  • byNick O'Malley
How Donald Trump just made Chris Bowen’s difficult job harder

How Donald Trump just made Chris Bowen’s difficult job harder

Global climate talks begin in Azerbaijan this week,with Australia taking a central role even as the United States looks set to abandon the process.

  • byNick O'Malley
What does Donald Trump’s election mean for the rest of the world?

What does Donald Trump’s election mean for the rest of the world?

World leaders and institutions are bracing for a shake-up of the global order unlike any in modern history.

  • byNick O'Malley
Spanish floods yet another reminder of the climate battle we’re losing

Spanish floods yet another reminder of the climate battle we’re losing

Everyone knows both the solution to climate disasters and what’s causing them,but our leaders remain unwilling or unable to take corrective action.

  • byNick O'Malley
‘You couldn’t make this up’:Expert pans Ontario nuclear option

‘You couldn’t make this up’:Expert pans Ontario nuclear option

Peter Dutton has repeatedly embraced the Canadian province as a model for cheaper power prices.

  • byBianca Hall andNick O'Malley