As Cyclone Alfred,seen here from space,bore down in Australia,oil executives gathered in Houston,Texas.

Their profit,our cost:Should fossil fuel companies pay for climate disasters?

As climate change bites and insurance costs increase,a growing chorus is demanding that fossil fuel companies start paying for the chaos.

  • Nick O'Malley

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Former US climate envoy Jonathan Pershing believes the renewable transition will survive the Trump administration.

Climate action is locked in despite Trump,says former US climate envoy

Jonathan Pershing,one of the world’s most prominent climate diplomats,believes climate action will survive Trump. The question is how many lives his delay will cost.

  • Nick O'Malley
Kids enjoy a break in the weather at Byron bay before the arrival of Cyclone Alfred.

As the weather bureau pumps out crucial cyclone information,millions look elsewhere

As millions wait for Cyclone Alfred to make landfall,not everyone is looking to the Bureau of Meteorology for their information.

  • Nick O'Malley andBianca Hall
Energy Minister Chris Bowen (left),Matt Kean and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the press conference announcing Kean’s appointment.

Why the Coalition should stop trying to silence nuclear power critics

Attacking the Climate Change Authority,as the Coalition did this week,will not change the price of nuclear nor the cost of coal.

  • Nick O'Malley
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World urged to stay the course on climate action as Trump turns away

Europe’s top official on climate action says the rest of the world must hold steady on decarbonisation and the transition to renewable energy in the face of “global turmoil”.

  • Bianca Hall andNick O'Malley

With Trump declaring war on climate action,is this the last straw?

The US under Donald Trump has become a dead weight despite the technology existing to decarbonise the global economy.

  • Nick O'Malley
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NSW promotes EV-friendly road trips to tackle range anxiety

The routes – ranging from 171km through the Snowy Mountains to 819km along the Pacific Coast from Sydney to Tweed Heads – are kitted out with public charging stations at least once every 100km.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons andNick O'Malley
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New studies suggest a key Paris warming target has been breached

A leading climate scientist believes Earth may be even more sensitive to greenhouse gases than previously thought,but there could also be an upside.

  • Nick O'Malley

Snipers,recorders – and secrets:Saving the Aussie parrot called ‘birdwatching’s Holy Grail’

For almost 80 years,the night parrot was believed to be extinct. Now:the race to protect a tiny population.

  • Nick O'Malley
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Revealed:Sydney’s cleanest and dirtiest places to swim

How dog poo on the streets is thwarting efforts to clean up Sydney’s harbour and rivers for swimming.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons,Nick O'Malley andAlyssa Talakovski