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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is saved - albeit with less money.
Risk management for climate change is starting to impact our day-to-day lives.
When Australia joins the 71st UN General Assembly, it will reflect on its progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. But where do we start to achieve these complex and interlinked ambitions?
The pressure for organisations to divest from fossil fuels is coming from institutions with relatively little financial clout. But soon the richest and most powerful will have no choice but to join in.
Just like humans, corals live with myriad microscopic organisms. We are just starting to understand this unseen world.
The Grampians, like much of Australia, has swung from Millennium Drought to Big Wet and back again, putting animal populations on a rollercoaster that could get worse as climate change bites.
We always hear that renewable energy is getting cheaper, but what does that really mean?
By taking a leaf out of how plants produce energy, we’ve already created hydrogen fuels. But what if we take things further.
We’ve building in the sea for centuries, and it’s putting our oceans out of balance.
This week’s Pacific Islands Forum is the region’s premier multilateral summit. But members have begun turning elsewhere out of frustration with Australia’s climate negotiation tactics.
More of Australia’s oceans should be placed under high protection, according to the latest marine reserves review.
Horses need to be removed from Australia’s mountains. The debate now is around ethics and their role in Australian culture.
Unlike the Kyoto Protocol, which languished for years, the Paris climate agreement is rocketing towards the threshold for it to enter into international law – leaving Australia in its wake.
New research shows protected areas are doing well at protecting large, iconic wildlife, but less well at helping smaller species.
Two members of the Climate Change Authority offer an alternative view on its latest report, arguing that the recommendations are not in line with Australia’s international climate obligations.
We tend to think of the oceans as quiet, when in fact they’re anything but. Noise is the “forgotten pollutant”, but the good news is that unlike many other pollutants it can be switched off if we try.
The ACCC has launched proceedings against VW for allegedly misleading consumers. But consumers won’t be directly compensated from the case.
A new “toolkit” of suggested climate policies looks politically feasible, but it’s too complicated and not ambitious enough to drive a real move to a low-carbon economy.
Mass tourism in Bali is causing the island to face imminent groundwater crisis.
Large-scale natural experiments such as oil spills, tsunamis and climate change are things you wouldn’t want to do on purpose. But that doesn’t mean they’re not scientifically useful experiments too.
Amatrice’s still-standing ancient clocktower has become an iconic image from last week’s deadly earthquake. But it is not the only unusual survivor.
With the last major court case cleared, Adani is free to proceed with its Carmichael coal mine. But the business case is not looking good.
When botany and linguistics collide: pumpkins are fruits and there’s technically no such thing as a vegetable. But try telling that to a five-year-old and see how far you get.
New research suggests devils are evolving rapidly in response to their highly lethal transmissible cancer, and that the devils could save themselves.