Climate policy
Coal the burning issue in energy crisis
The eastern seaboard has been threatened with rolling blackout risks followed by an unprecedented market failure.
- by Mike Foley
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Opinion
Opinion
There’s no achievable national climate target without WA action – ending Collie coal is just the start
Will closing Collie’s coal-fired power stations be enough for WA to meet its emission reduction obligations? Not even close.
- by Brad Pettitt
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Energy
NSW will need Narrabri gas, federal resources minister says
Madeleine King has warned of a bigger energy crisis in the future without new gas fields, blaming years of inaction on the need to switch to renewables.
- by David Crowe and Mike Foley
Why there’s a picture of a coal-fired power station on Adam Bandt’s wall
The Greens leader discusses his tough stance on climate, why being a politician doesn’t make you a sex symbol, and the defining case he worked on as a lawyer.
- by Benjamin Law
Sparkies to upskill ahead of the decade of electric vehicles
Five hundred electricians will take part in a new free pilot program to install and fix charging stations for electric vehicles.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Opinion
Renewables
Make no mistake, energy transition will be difficult and costly
While the transition to cleaner energy is inevitable, it will be a lot harder than politicians, activists, service sector chief executives and billionaire energy hobbyists would have you believe.
- by Chris Uhlmann
Why climate change is making young Australians hesitant about having children
More than four out of five young Australians are worried about climate change, while Australia has ranked 30th of 39 countries in a Unicef report on environmental conditions that affect the wellbeing of children.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Our yearly leftovers would fill the MCG 10 times over: The new plans for food waste
Australians waste the equivalent of 312 kilos of food – most of it edible – per person. Meet the innovative minds figuring out how to dispose of the problem.
- by Dani Valent
Carbon dioxide levels hit record high
The amount of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere broke a record in May, continuing its relentless climb, scientists say.
- by Henry Fountain
Once ‘out of their mines’, the EPA now seems ahead of its time
Pilloried at the time by WA’s daily newspaper with the headline, ‘Out of their mines’, the EPA’s plan for carbon offsets may have gained traction if released a year later, its new chair says.
- by Peter de Kruijff
Analysis
Bushfires
After a decade in the freezer, climate voices welcomed back to Canberra
Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen’s first meeting was designed to send a clear message that the government is serious about its climate policy.
- by Nick O'Malley