As the new Australian parliament takes the reins, health groups are moving to ensure the new health minister addresses a major health threat in this term of government: climate change.
Malcolm Turnbull returns to the helm with a wafer-thin majority and a significant element in his government who still oppose climate action - can he defy the odds and serve up some credible policy?
The rays of hope are there, if you look for them.
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The Greens have successfully cast themselves as the party of climate science. But to hit their climate goals they may need to become even more radical, by embracing technologies like nuclear power.
The public appetite for climate policy is bigger now than when Julia Gillard’s government passed the carbon tax in 2011.
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Climate has been something of a sleeper issue in this election. But a new survey suggests voters are keener for action now then they were when the carbon tax was making its way through parliament.
Labor senator Penny Wong was appointed Australia’s first climate change minister.
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Direct Action is the centrepiece of Australia’s climate action – but it may not be working as well as the government hopes.
Labor has promised 50% of electricity will come from renewable sources by 2050, but has left the detail for after the election.
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Damon Jones, University of Cologne e Bill Hare, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
The signing of the Paris agreement is the first step towards making it a reality.
A woman in Burkina Faso collects firewood. Developing nations – and particularly women in these nations – are more vulnerable to climate change, and have less ability to adapt.
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Climate justice is becoming an increasingly important part of climate action.
Malcolm Turnbull’s speech to the Paris climate summit lacked real focus, but he still has time to grab the issue with both hands before the election.
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Australia has been mired in climate confusion for years - as reflected by its underwhelming performance at last year’s Paris climate summit. Here’s how to get things back on an even keel.
The era of coal is coming to an end.
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