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Wesley MorganThe Conversation |
Frustrations at slow global climate talks has led more than 50 nations to begin plans to phase out fossil fuels – even as oil shocks raise the stakes.
Yes, climate change is worsening and action is uneven. But the shift away from fossil fuels is beginning.
After a three-year push to host the 2026 climate talks with the Pacific, Australia has backed down. The news is disappointing – but there’s a...
Pacific nations spend billions each year importing fossil fuels for electricity. Now the region’s leaders are aiming for energy independence.
Australia will go to the COP30 climate talks with better emissions targets and a desire to boost flagging action.
Australia and Turkey are locked in a contest to host the global COP31 climate summit. What could Albanese offer Australia’s rival to retire?
If Australia’s geo-strategic jostling in the Pacific is to work, we must show serious commitment to curbing global warming.
The landmark ruling means Australia must reduce emissions in line with the best science, and regulate the fossil fuel industry to prevent further...
The judge found Australia had not used the best available science to set emissions targets. The finding tightens the screws on Labor as it weighs our...
As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen tours the Pacific this week, nations’ legal obligations to phase out fossil fuels are becoming...
Under a Labor government, coal and gas have a fast-declining role to play in Australia’s energy mix – and nuclear has none at all.
As China seeks to expand its influence in our region, Pacific leaders have questioned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s climate action stance.
Peter Dutton says co-hosting the 2026 UN climate summit is ‘madness’. But Australia would be mad to miss out on the benefits, including investment...
Peter Dutton says co-hosting the 2026 UN climate summit is ‘madness’. But Australia would be mad to miss out on the benefits, including investment...
A gas reservation scheme could help to ease supply concerns in Australia, but expanding gas production is a folly.