With wildfires reaching new and disastrous heights, we need an end to global pledges – and more opportunities for people to make a living by protecting valuable ecosystems, writes Chris Wright

Protectionist policies in the West mean that we are not gaining the benefits of the boom in electric vehicles, says Chris Wright

After a landmark victory for Australia’s centre-left Labor Party, and Mark Carney’s recent success in Canada, the influence of the current US administration may have reached its limit, says Chris Wrig...

When it comes to energy, the country’s opposition leader Peter Dutton is apeing the White House’s moves, says Chris Wright

The Safeguard Mechanism is a good policy. But if it is going to succeed, it must start with accurate reporting from the coal sector.

This week’s new energy trade fairs brought together some of the most unexpected innovators in green technology – and proved to Chris Wright that if you show people where the money is, they’ll gladly w...

It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...

Sanjeev Gupta is looking to pass the Tahmoor coal mine to its ninth owner for an asking price of $800 million. But who is going to step in and take responsibility for its emissions?

While the demand for coal reached another peak last year, the industry’s growth looks to be concentrated in just a handful of countries.

Months before COP30, Brazil's president Lula da Silva seeks the expedited approval of a controversial oil drilling project in the Amazon.

The aid industry will never be the same after Trump’s freeze on USAID spending, writes Chris Wright. While this will undoubtedly leave critical short-term gaps, some hope it might also lead to longer-...

The Compton MC might have just given us the biggest rap performance ever

The NSW EPA’s new guide for “Large Emitters” puts the coal industry’s methane crisis in its sights. The big question is, how will the coal mining industry respond?

If unchecked, crypto could be used to trade away national sovereignty, undermine energy security and destabilise the climate – all at the same time, warns Chris Wright

The transition to renewable energy and clean transport is a gold rush – and with the US electing to sit this one out, it’s time for our second Eureka moment.

‘Embarrassing and disrespectful’: Aus Open star left ‘shocked’ in stunning spray over interviewers

As America faces unprecedented political and environmental challenges, the nation’s moral compass seems to be faltering. Chris Wright explores the implications of this moral decline in the age of Trum...

A proudly stated, clearly defined 'No New Coal Mine' policy is absolutely within the grasp of Labor ahead of the next election.

After abandoning its climate resolutions in 2024, Big Oil plans to drill for more oil than anyone wants – or can afford, says Chris Wright

The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) left a bitter taste in the mouths of developing country negotiators. Many felt betrayed by what

The Albanese government seems to be suffering from a split personality disorder on emissions. This raises serious questions about whether Australia can call itself a climate leader, Chris Wright says

The Albanese government approved a batch of four coal mines on Thursday, including a super-emitting mine that could almost crash the Safeguard Mechanism.

Approval comes even as Australia pushes to host Cop31 climate summit

When farmers and green workers inevitably protest the fallout of Trump’s policy changes, climate campaigners must be ready, writes Chris Wright

Aaron Siri is helping Trump’s health secretary pick to select top jobs despite long history of attacking vaccines

In the shadows of COP29, two of the world’s most coal-dependent countries are still bidding to host the UN climate summit in 2026, offering what could be a unique moment to renew focus on coal, write ...

When finance falls over, as it did at Cop29, fossil fuel interests will yank the rope as they always have, writes Chris Wright. But the road from Baku to Belém is one we shouldn’t give up on just yet

The coal sector won’t say it out loud, but you can hear it whispered in internal meetings – thermal coal is now a toxic asset.

Former president accused of leading role in apparent scheme to overturn 2022 election defeat by rival Lula

The US-based coal miner has just paid over $A5 billion dollars to acquire some of the biggest greenhouse gas emitting coal mines in Australia.

The president-elect has chosen the cliamte change-denying boss of a fracking giant to steer US energy strategy. But that’s not even the oddest thing about his selection, says Chris Wright, at the Cop2...