An anonymous memo from senior insurers warns climate risk could hit mortgages, pensions and the wider economy. Here's what it says, and what the evidence shows.

Anthropic's latest research adds to the growing safety concerns around AI from the ability for models to carry out cyberattacks to the technology going rogue.

Insurers are taking on more risk than they should. If – or when – a major disaster hits, the catastrophe will have far-reaching consequences, says an anonymous modeller and whistleblower

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‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed

‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed

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

While browsing the Australian Government's contract notices portal AusTender a few days ago – regular readers of this august publication will know that this is one of my principal meditative outlets –...

The Iran war is turbocharging global electrification. But experts say the global grid needs to roughly double in size, as infrastructure bottlenecks prevent a clean energy revolution.

The Anthropocene Working Group’s case cannot be meaningfully evaluated until the grounds for its rejection are fully transparent Questions remain over voter eligibility, quorum, document access, ...

Before United Nations meeting, prime minister says Australians knows the impact of global heating as well as anyone

The AI system lets campaigners deliver thousands of messages from their supporters with different language, tone and length but the same meaning.

The world is at risk of falling behind in efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, ExxonMobil said in its annual energy outlook published on Thursday, as ​the burning of coal could decline at a slo...

Countries have come together before to make international agreements in the face of existential threats