Pacific in peril:UN urges Australia to block new coal and gas projects

Pacific in peril:UN urges Australia to block new coal and gas projects

The United Nations issued a global SOS on Tuesday,releasing new data showing global sea-level rises have doubled since the 1990s.

  • byBianca Hall

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Reality stands in the way of Dutton’s naive nuclear quest

Reality stands in the way of Dutton’s naive nuclear quest

Economically,practically and politically,nuclear just does not stack up for Australia with its clear blue skies and plentiful winds.

Did a sea sponge just blow up the Paris Agreement?

Did a sea sponge just blow up the Paris Agreement?

Australian-led research into Caribbean sea sponges indicates global warming had already smashed the 1.5 degree threshold by 2012. We’re now on the cusp of 2 degrees.

  • byAngus Dalton
Wong flags spring bushfire threat as UN head says ‘humanity has opened the gates of hell’

Wong flags spring bushfire threat as UN head says ‘humanity has opened the gates of hell’

The foreign minister admits Australia needs to be better prepared for another dangerous bushfire season,as an early heatwave leaves parts of the country edging towards disaster.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
As heat records tumble UN finds governments are missing climate targets

As heat records tumble UN finds governments are missing climate targets

Governments worldwide are failing to cut global greenhouse emissions rapidly enough to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees and avoid catastrophic climate change.

  • byMiki Perkins
Global warming to cost Australia up to $423 billion over 40 years

Global warming to cost Australia up to $423 billion over 40 years

Soaring global temperatures will smash productivity and triple spending on natural disasters.

  • byShane Wright andMike Foley
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Cost of living crisis drives slump in support for urgent climate action

Cost of living crisis drives slump in support for urgent climate action

Fewer than half of Australians believe climate change is an urgent problem that requires immediate action,a decline from a slim majority two years ago.

  • byLisa Visentin
Record July heat prompts dire warning:Act now ‘or we all scorch and fry’

Record July heat prompts dire warning:Act now ‘or we all scorch and fry’

The warmest temperatures for tens of thousands of years are prompting yet more calls from experts for urgent action on climate.

  • byNick O'Malley
Scorched by burning questions,our answer should not be inaction

Scorched by burning questions,our answer should not be inaction

Whether it’s climate change or the Voice,we often forget the real human cost of doing nothing.

  • bySean Kelly
How Australian coral and an unremarkable lake will help usher in a new epoch

How Australian coral and an unremarkable lake will help usher in a new epoch

Scientists are on the verge of formally declaring a new geological epoch based on evidence from a remote body of water in Canada,and Flinders Reef in Queensland.

  • byAngus Dalton
Thanks to conservative politics,young lose out in the housing debate

Thanks to conservative politics,young lose out in the housing debate

The solutions posed to housing affordability by politicians are still not hitting the mark for Herald readers.