Australia
Australia’s climate plans probed by UN partners
NEWS: World’s biggest emitters call out inadequate pollution-cutting targets as nations vet power of pledges to rein in global warming
Australia lags behind US on emissions cuts
NEWS: US climate pledge to UN ramps up pressure on Australia to catch up with its allies, says think-tank
Coral v coal: Is the Great Barrier Reef in danger?
ANALYSIS: Permits for new coal ports on the Queensland coast are at odds with efforts to keep the reef off Unesco’s “endangered” list
Australia ‘risks climate credibility’ with coal-friendly target
NEWS: Canberra is considering a post-2020 emissions goal based on a “disastrous” level of warming, analysts warn
Labor swing in Queensland puts brakes on Australia’s coal surge
NEWS: Vast coal mines planned for the Galilee Basin must stand on their own merits as incoming Labor government set to scrap subsidies
Sport issued with climate warning at Australian Open
NEWS: Rising temperatures threaten future of Australian sport, say researchers amid tennis tournament
Queenslanders urged to ‘vote for the reef’ not coal
NEWS: Next week’s state election critical for Galilee Basin coal mines, the Great Barrier Reef and the climate
UK political consensus on climate could crumble like Australia’s
NEWS: Senior Australian Labor Party MP says radicalisation of right could see low carbon policies quickly axed
Policy U-turns threaten Australia’s green economy – analysts
NEWS: Tony Abbott’s backtracking on climate action has made it more expensive for Australia to cut emissions, warns RepuTex
Queensland election could slow Australia’s dash for coal
ANALYSIS: Snap election offers unique opportunity to halt developments that menace the Great Barrier Reef and the climate
China and US drove renewable investment growth in 2014
NEWS: A slumping oil price did not dampen enthusiasm for clean energy in 2014, as data shows global investment grew 16%
Australia wildfires turn up heat on Abbott climate policies
ANALYSIS: Firefighters and regional politicians are calling on the prime minister to tackle climate change after a year of heatwaves
Australia will respond to climate pressure – David Cameron
NEWS: UK prime minister calls on Canberra to step up and make a greater contribution to cutting climate-warming emissions
Australia pledges $165 million to Green Climate Fund
NEWS: Key fund passes $10bn after unexpected climate finance pledge by Australian foreign minister
Australia left isolated as G20 backs climate action call
NEWS: Pressure from US and EU forces Abbott U-turn in Brisbane as global warming heats up summit negotiations
Australian doctors mount coal warning as G20 kicks off
NEWS: Australia’s coal industry is costing $8.3 billion a year in medical costs, as lung and heart disease rise
Don’t back coal if you want to address energy poverty – report
NEWS: Analysts, youth and religious leaders rubbish industry claims that coal can solve energy poverty, ahead of G20 summit
Australia agrees to include climate change on G20 agenda
NEWS: Tony Abbott grudgingly inserts paragraph on climate change, in line with international demands
Julia Gillard: Tony Abbott’s climate policies are a “con”
NEWS: Former PM launches blistering critique of current leader in autobiography account of Australia’s carbon tax battle
Legal elements in proposed UN climate deal find mixed support
NEWS: New submissions to UN indicate preference for more general rules on accounting and monitoring emissions