Australia
Australia: new climate policy, same old politics
A major review of Australian climate policy has been compromised by the malignant politics that has sent Australia to the back of the international pack
Adani’s Australian mine green light can’t change economics of coal
The ‘final investment decision’ taken by Adani this week leaves many near and long term questions unanswered about the project’s viability
Fund considering Adani coal mine loan ‘obsessed with secrecy’
Experts say $5bn Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility’s repeated rejection of requests for information on Adani coal project loan has no basis in law
Supreme Court loss creates new problem for Adani’s Australian mine
Indian ruling means Adani will be unable to manipulate price of coal overseas then seek escalations in cost of power back home
Adani coal would not cut emissions – IEA expert
Australian ministers claim Carmichael mine would send cleaner coal to India than imports from elsewhere. This is false, says analyst from major global agency
Climate change made NSW’s hottest summer 50 times more likely
Researchers find strong climate signal behind the heatwaves and record average temperatures that beset Australia’s eastern states this summer
Australian Labor will not back 2030 renewable energy target
After political attacks, Labor says it will not legislate a renewable energy target, despite a policy promising to deliver a 50% share by 2030
Australia: Fires, floods, flying foxes and political farce
On a weekend rural communities suffered dangerous weather events, the government doubled down on coal
Australian climate sceptics may form new party
A right wing government backbencher with ties to mining magnate Gina Rinehart has registered a website for a new political brand, Australian Majority
2016: the year climate change came home
During the hottest year on record, Karl Mathiesen travelled to Tasmania and found his home irreparably changed
Full circle: 33 hours in Australian climate policy
It took just over a day for the suggestion of a carbon price to be stamped out by right-wing MPs who hold the prime minister in their thrall
Fire bombs: Hobart lies in the path of climate disaster
Around the world, communities are living obliviously close to climate-driven fire disaster. In the first in a series of reports, Karl Mathiesen visits Hobart, Tasmania
Australia is withholding carbon emissions data, says UN
UNEP chief scientist says major report was unable to assess Australia’s progress towards its emissions targets because of a lack of information
Rich nations on course to miss 2020 climate finance goal
Study by British and Australian administrations says wealthy nations likely to miss politically sensitive $100 billion goal, but flows will continue to rise
Ocean heatwave destroys Tasmania’s unique underwater jungle
The last giant kelp forest on the east coast of Tasmania has been lost, report divers and scientists
BP withdraws from Great Australian Bight oil race
Conservationists claim victory for people power, but a depressed oil price was central to BP’s decision to end the controversial exploration project
Australia lags behind as Paris climate deal swings into action
At the first conference of the climate pact in Morocco next month, Australia will be in the laggards’ corner
When you’re in a carbon hole, stop digging
Coal mine expansion makes dirty fuel cheap and delays the transition to clean alternatives. A moratorium is in order, argues Richard Denniss
Coal mine judgment shows Australia’s environment laws are flawed
The Australian Federal Court dismissed climate arguments against Adani’s massive Carmichael coal mine, which threatens the health of the Great Barrier Reef
G20 talks climate while Australia cuts renewables funding
Despite green energy finance topping the G20 climate agenda, Malcolm Turnbull’s government is planning a $1.4bn raid on its domestic budget