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- Taking action on climate is hard. Here are five questions to help Australia seize this moment | Nicky Ison Mon, 13 Jan 20, 11:39amAs we face policy and communications challenges, we must heed painful lessons from the past
- Scott Morrison can't afford to waste the bushfire crisis when Australia urgently needs its own green new deal | Malcolm Turnbull Sun, 12 Jan 20, 5:59amThe lies of the climate deniers have to be rejected. This is a time for truth telling, not obfuscation and gaslighting, writes former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull
- Scott Morrison can't afford to waste the bushfire crisis when Australia urgently needs its own green new deal Sun, 12 Jan 20, 5:59amThe lies of the climate deniers have to be rejected. This is a time for truth telling, not obfuscation and gaslighting
- Most conservatives know prevention is better than cure – except when it comes to climate change | Richard Denniss Thu, 9 Jan 20, 3:30amThey’re usually more than happy to spend money upfront to avoid bigger costs down the track. Investing in renewable energy is the exception
- Should fossil fuels pay for Australia's new bushfire reality? It is the industry most responsible | Amanda Cahill Tue, 7 Jan 20, 1:19pmIt is unconscionable that the taxpayer funds fossil fuels to the tune of $1,198 per person per year. What if we channelled this into climate adaptation?
- The Guardian view on philanthropy and the bushfires: a reason to hope | Editorial Tue, 7 Jan 20, 5:35amIn an ideal world it would not be left to film stars to point to the science underlying the climate emergency“You are in no position to lecture the public about anything,” Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais told his audience...
- The Guardian view on the bushfires: Australia needs a government with the right priorities | Editorial Fri, 3 Jan 20, 5:40amPrime minister Scott Morrison has tried to deflect and distract from the role played by global heating in a national disasterThe sheer scale of the bushfires sweeping through south-east Australia, turning the sky first black,...
- Morrison government to underwrite two new gas power stations Mon, 23 Dec 19, 2:56pmAustralian government refuses to rule out new coal-fired generation as it ticks off gas plants in Queensland and Victoria
- 'Shovel ready': Spanish firm to put $500m into Australian wind and solar farm Mon, 23 Dec 19, 4:00amEnergy giant Iberdrola predicts renewables will take ‘much more relevant position’ in Australia in coming years – and hopes to develop further projects
- Australia took a match to UN climate talks while back home the country burned | Julie-Anne Richards Mon, 16 Dec 19, 12:03pmThe gleeful coal lobby stalked the Madrid COP25 meeting halls as the Morrison government threw out compassion and international citizenship
- Australia took a match to UN climate talks as back home the country burned | Julie-Anne Richards Mon, 16 Dec 19, 12:03pmThe gleeful coal lobby stalked the Madrid COP25 meeting halls as the Morrison government threw out compassion and international citizenship
- Albanese attacks Coalition’s nuclear ‘fantasy’ as Greens say report should ‘alarm all Australians’ Sat, 14 Dec 19, 10:17amGovernment-dominated committee calls for partial lifting of nuclear ban and for greater work on nuclear technology
- Almost two-thirds of Australia's coal-fired generation will be out by 2040, Aemo says Thu, 12 Dec 19, 4:00amRooftop solar capacity to double or even triple to replace existing thermal generation, new assessment by the energy market operator predicts
- New coalmines in Queensland don’t help existing communities, they hurt them | Richard Denniss Wed, 11 Dec 19, 3:37pmInstead of subsidising new mines, imagine if we tried to protect existing coal communities and the environment at the same time
- Scott Morrison and the big lie about climate change: does he think we're that stupid? | Richard Flanagan Mon, 25 Nov 19, 4:00amAustralians everywhere are ready to get on with the job of dealing with the climate crisis. We just need a prime minister to lead us