‘Very good advice’:At 50,Ross Garnaut received a game-changing tip from his GP
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‘Very good advice’:At 50,Ross Garnaut received a game-changing tip from his GP

The economist and author on climate change,sexual politics – and keeping fit.

  • byBenjamin Law

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Coalition’s ‘coal-to-nuclear’ plan puts fossil fuel in use for decades

Coalition’s ‘coal-to-nuclear’ plan puts fossil fuel in use for decades

Peter Dutton’s opposition has declared its plan will reach net zero by 2050 as it slams the Albanese government’s renewable energy goals.

  • byMike Foley andNick Toscano
When money’s tight,we can’t afford to worry about our costliest threat

When money’s tight,we can’t afford to worry about our costliest threat

In just a couple of years,the cost of living has pushed climate action down the order of our deepest concerns.

  • byMatt Wade
‘Gas is here to stay’:Opposition pledges public funds for fossil fuels

‘Gas is here to stay’:Opposition pledges public funds for fossil fuels

Opposition energy spokesman Ted O’Brien has opened a new battle in the climate wars,backing industry calls for public funds for new gas plants.

  • byMike Foley
‘It’s almost beyond belief’:Findings blast Australia’s biggest carbon offset scheme

‘It’s almost beyond belief’:Findings blast Australia’s biggest carbon offset scheme

The scheme under question is the fifth-largest nature-based carbon abatement scheme in the world,making the adverse findings of global significance.

  • byMichael Bachelard
‘Earth is sending out an SOS’:the battle to reverse wildlife losses

‘Earth is sending out an SOS’:the battle to reverse wildlife losses

Wildlife populations have fallen dramatically over the past 50 years. But a new global movement aims to turn that around by 2050.

  • byBianca Hall andNick O'Malley
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Victorians paying top dollar for carbon credits,triggering green-scheme overhaul
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Victorians paying top dollar for carbon credits,triggering green-scheme overhaul

A tonne of carbon removed from the atmosphere costs up to three times more under Victoria’s gas removal program than in similar schemes across Australia – and it’s passed onto consumers in their power bills.

  • byKieran Rooney
A ‘crazy’ new scheme to save world’s forests

A ‘crazy’ new scheme to save world’s forests

What if stopping deforestation became a money spinner for developing countries?

  • byManuela Andreoni
Plibersek approves ‘1.3 billion tonnes’ of coal mine emissions

Plibersek approves ‘1.3 billion tonnes’ of coal mine emissions

The environment minister has approved decades-long extensions to three coal mines,while her plan to create an Environment Protection Authority remains in limbo.

  • byMike Foley
‘Entirely inappropriate’:Top scientist slams watchdog interference in carbon review

‘Entirely inappropriate’:Top scientist slams watchdog interference in carbon review

Professor Ian Chubb led the review of Australia’s lucrative carbon credits market and he’s far from happy with the conduct of a government agency at the middle of it.

  • byCharlotte Grieve andMichael Bachelard
Revealed:How much power bills could rise to pay for nuclear plants

Revealed:How much power bills could rise to pay for nuclear plants

Power bills would rise by hundreds of dollars a year to pay for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s signature policy,new modelling shows.

  • byMike Foley andNick Toscano