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Wave of permits for coal-fired power plants sparks concern as ambitions for GDP growth and lowering emissions come into conflict

Governments may say they’re doing all they can to halt the climate crisis. Don’t fall for it – then we might still have time to turn things around

The IPCC finds that emissions could be halved globally by 2030 at affordable costs if action is taken right across the board

The IPCC finds that emissions could be halved globally by 2030 at affordable costs if action is taken right across the board

After walkouts, tears and last-minute deals, the UN climate summit in Glasgow is over, and all 197 countries have signed up to the final agreement. So what's in it? Today on The Signal, we're bringing you the successes and...

There's a lot of pressure on the leaders of wealthy countries gathering in Glasgow at the moment to be more ambitious on cutting emissions. When the focus turns to Australia, the prime minister Scott Morrison has a standard...

There's a lot of pressure on the leaders of wealthy countries gathering in Glasgow at the moment to be more ambitious on cutting emissions. When the focus turns to Australia, the prime minister Scott Morrison has a standard...

The next two and a bit weeks of the climate summit in Glasgow could decide whether the world is still liveable at the end of the century. The whole point of COP26 is to get world leaders to agree to cut their emissions to...

Parts of Australia's new net-zero climate policy are finally public. But many who've read its 129 pages say the much-anticipated 'plan' is light on for detail, leaning heavily on existing policies, untested technologies,...

It's been a long time coming, but the Nationals have finally agreed in-principle on terms for a net zero by 2050 target. Announcing the deal on Sunday evening, Barnaby Joyce wouldn't say what the final conditions were, and...

A new report by the Business Council of Australia predicts an $890 billion boost to economic activity and the creation of 195,000 jobs over the next five decades as a result of dramatically cutting carbon emissions.

A new report by the Business Council of Australia predicts an $890 billion boost to economic activity and the creation of 195,000 jobs over the next five decades as a result of dramatically cutting carbon emissions.

There's an uncomfortable reality about reaching net zero that's not often discussed. It's that getting there might mean a whole lot more environmentally challenging mining. At a virtual summit of leaders last week, everyone...

The world's largest emitter, China reckons it will be carbon-neutral by 2060 and that its emissions will peak within the next 10 years. If the country's climate track record is anything to go by, it's likely to reach both...

What a difference a single word can make. Scott Morrison appears to be crab walking his way to a net-zero emissions target, something he now describes as "preferable" for Australia by 2050. The comment has drawn howls of...