Emissions
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Paris Agreement
Renewables surge shows Australia can meet ambitious 2035 reductions
The UK has promised to cut emissions by 81 per cent by 2035. The Climate Change Authority is considering how much more we could do.
- by Bianca Hall and Nick O'Malley
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Opinion
Climate policy
In our block of flats, the majority was hung out to dry
A fraction shy of 75 per cent of the vote supported our right to put a clothes-drying rack on our balconies. That wasn’t enough. Strata law needs to change.
- by Vaidehi Shah
Australia’s thin silver lining in Trump’s dark clouds for climate action
Donald Trump’s return could cause global climate policy chaos and slow the pace of emissions reduction. But there’s a ray of hope for Australia.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Opinion
Air travel
I used a hack to get to Qantas gold status, but I have concerns
I needed 600 status credits to retain Qantas gold before my membership year was due to end, but I was 50 points short.
- by Lee Tulloch
Pacific leaders blame Australia for role in climate crisis
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had barely touched down in Samoa when the Commonwealth summit faced a split over who should pay to cut emissions.
- by David Crowe
Coalition’s ‘coal-to-nuclear’ plan puts fossil fuel in use for decades
Peter Dutton’s opposition has declared its plan will reach net zero by 2050 as it slams the Albanese government’s renewable energy goals.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Qantas accused of misleading customers with carbon-neutral flights
A climate group is urging the consumer watchdog to investigate the airline’s sustainability claims after a recent European Union crack down on “greenwashing”.
- by Patrick Hatch
‘Gas is here to stay’: Opposition pledges public funds for fossil fuels
Opposition energy spokesman Ted O’Brien has opened a new battle in the climate wars, backing industry calls for public funds for new gas plants.
- by Mike Foley
Electric utes ‘won’t end the weekend’. But will they win over Australian drivers?
New electric utes are landing in Australia – and automakers insist they have the grunt to tow a boat or trailer and take the family camping.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Pollution from cremations is set to double. Can saying goodbye be a greener process?
While the federal government wants to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050, the cremation sector is on track to almost double its carbon emissions in the same timeframe.
- by Bianca Hall
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Investigations
‘It’s almost beyond belief’: Findings blast Australia’s biggest carbon offset scheme
The scheme under question is the fifth-largest nature-based carbon abatement scheme in the world, making the adverse findings of global significance.
- by Michael Bachelard