Ruling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says

A community group from the Hunter Valley has taken a climate case all the way to the High Court. The outcome could influence how governments assess the climate impacts of future coal and gas projects ...

I set out to uncover what One Nation has planned for Australian climate policy. What I found was far more disturbing.

I set out to uncover what One Nation has planned for Australian climate policy. What I found was far more disturbing.

As the PM calls for climate "bravery" at a global summit in New York, NSW regulators prepare to sign off on a major new coal mine extension described as a "carbon bomb."

As the PM calls for climate "bravery" at a global summit in New York, NSW regulators prepare to sign off on a major new coal mine extension described as a "carbon bomb."

Intergenerational Report estimates coal and gas output could shrink about 70% by 2050 if emissions are cut in line with Paris target. Climate impacts, though, remain highly uncertain.

New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms

Updated: Renewables met more than 80 per cent of total grid demand for first time over a weekend that also saw record levels of rooftop PV and new demand lows.

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"A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron," - Joseph Stalin, Georgian Revolution and Soviet dictator, speech, "The Elections in St. Petersburg", 12 January 1913.

Days apart, one Australian minister called for reduced dependence on fossil fuels, while another literally turned the tap on new fossil gas supply, as a UN report warns we’ll overshoot 1.5 degrees.

Days apart, one Australian minister called for reduced dependence on fossil fuels, while another literally turned the tap on new fossil gas supply, as a UN report warns we’ll overshoot 1.5 degrees.

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C remains a cornerstone of the Paris Agreement, yet under current policies and alternative near-term trajectories, exceedance of 1.5°C is now widely assessed as unavoida...

Republicans previously sued Google claiming its spam filter was biased, but the case was dismissed. The company will now allow verified campaigns to more easily bypass the spam filter.