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Australia excels at exporting the climate problem. Now it can finally export solutions

Australia excels at exporting the climate problem. Now it can finally export solutions

Voters chose climate action in Saturday’s election, giving Australia a chance to get out of the “naughty corner” and restore its international reputation

What's at stake for the climate in Australia's election?

What’s at stake for the climate in Australia’s election?

A Labor government would bid to host Cop29, strengthen emission-cutting targets and climate-proof Pacific aid, but not curb fossil fuel exports

How a tech billionaire is forcing Australia's coal die-hards to face the future

How a tech billionaire is forcing Australia’s coal die-hards to face the future

Mike Cannon-Brookes’ market raid on AGL, Australia’s biggest polluter, is putting its slow coal exit plan under scrutiny

Australian carbon traders defend troubled offset market against whistleblower claims

Australian carbon traders defend troubled offset market against whistleblower claims

Policy upheaval and stark criticism of the quality of carbon offsets from a former official have thrown Australia’s ability to deliver on carbon targets into doubt

Australian government welcomes high fossil fuel prices, ships coal to Ukraine

Australian government welcomes high fossil fuel prices, ships coal to Ukraine

Scott Morrison’s administration is celebrating rising coal exports and pledging to send a shipment of coal to Ukraine

'Subversion and treason': Australian minister attacks independent climate body

‘Subversion and treason’: Australian minister attacks independent climate body

Tim Wilson, an elected official in Australia’s energy ministry, slammed a proposal for an expert climate commission

Australia to expand gas industry under Morrison infrastructure plan

Australia to expand gas industry under Morrison infrastructure plan

Scott Morrison is doubling down on fossil fuel production with new gas basins and pipelines in a plan slammed by climate campaigners

Australia is relying on offsets and future technology to meet 2050 net zero target

Australia is relying on offsets and future technology to meet 2050 net zero target

Scott Morrison has made a net zero pledge but with little detail on how to get there and no commitment to stronger emissions cuts this decade

Pacific islands call for zero carbon shipping by 2050, citing IPCC report

Pacific islands call for zero carbon shipping by 2050, citing IPCC report

Three Pacific nations want to reopen talks on the long term climate target at the International Maritime Organization, urging higher ambition

New Zealand climate plan criticised over 'cow-shaped hole'

New Zealand climate plan criticised over ‘cow-shaped hole’

Aotearoa Climate Change Commission set out detailed advice to cut emissions to 2035 but stopped short of recommending fundamental change to the dairy industry

Concerns raised about Green Climate Fund flood defence project in Samoa

Concerns raised about Green Climate Fund flood defence project in Samoa

Flood walls in Samoa financed by the UN’s flagship climate fund are inadequate and could put people in danger, experts warn

Asian net zero wave leaves Australia's Scott Morrison isolated

Asian net zero wave leaves Australia’s Scott Morrison isolated

While China, Japan and South Korea set net zero emissions targets and polls show strong support for Australia to follow, Morrison is standing by the coal industry

New Zealanders vote for climate ambition of Jacinda Ardern and Greens

New Zealanders vote for climate ambition of Jacinda Ardern and Greens

Jacinda Ardern won a second term as New Zealand leader with a landslide majority, in an endorsement of her government’s net zero emissions goal

In New Zealand’s deep south, Māori landowners make money by keeping their forests intact

In New Zealand’s deep south, Māori landowners make money by keeping their forests intact

Selling carbon credits has enabled Mike Gibbs’ community to end destructive farming and logging practices

We have a moral responsibility to build a better post-Covid future for our children

We have a moral responsibility to build a better post-Covid future for our children

New Zealand’s climate minister explains why he is launching a podcast on what comes after the coronavirus pandemic

Australia's carbon accounting plan for Paris goals criticised as 'legally baseless'

Australia’s carbon accounting plan for Paris goals criticised as ‘legally baseless’

Legal experts wrote to Prime Minister Scott Morrison warning the use of old carbon credits to meet the country’s 2030 goals would set a ‘dangerous precedent’

Australia's climate change polarisation hampers long-term bushfire fixes

Australia’s climate change polarisation hampers long-term bushfire fixes

‘We need to re-invent and re-think the management of our landscape,’ say bushfire experts, warning adapting to climate change will require bipartisan political support

Australia's bushfires to cost billions as climate risks rise

Australia’s bushfires to cost billions as climate risks rise

Australian government announces national bushfire recovery fund, as cost of natural disasters expected to rise in coming years

One of the world's biggest emitters is trying to fly under the radar at Cop25

One of the world’s biggest emitters is trying to fly under the radar at Cop25

Australia is the third biggest fossil fuel exporter, has high emissions and plans to use a loophole to meet its pledges. Don’t let them stay in the background

Australia admits it is on its own using cringe carbon loophole

Australia admits it is on its own using cringe carbon loophole

Governments need to agree the rules over how to use carbon markets to cut emissions, but they shouldn’t take their eyes off Australia’s brash side hustle

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