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Labor has introduced its controversial climate bill to parliament. Here’s how to give it real teeth

Image: Lukas Coch/AAP Early Wednesday, the federal government introduced its hotly awaited climate change bill to parliament. Despite the attention and controversy it’s attracted, the proposed...

New International Energy Agency report reprimands any new fossil fuel development. Guess what Australia did next?

  Picture: Shuttlestock Even if every country meets its current climate targets, Earth’s temperature will still rise by a dangerous 2.1℃ this century, according to...

NFTs explained: what they are, why rock stars are using them, and why they’re selling for millions of dollars

 Still from ‘Mars’ by Grimes x Mac. Grimes x Mac A couple of days ago, the musician Grimes sold some animations she made with her brother Mac...

Nationals’ push to carve farming from a net-zero target is misguided and dangerous

 Picture: Shuttlestock Prime Minister Scott Morrison might be warming to the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, but federal Nationals leader Michael McCormack has thrown a spanner...

Carbon emissions are chilling the atmosphere 90km above Antarctica, at the edge of space

Picture: Ashleigh Wilson While greenhouse gases are warming Earth’s surface, they’re also causing rapid cooling far above us, at the edge of space. In...

How an Aussie invention could soon cut 5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions

Australian-designed technology will soon be responsible for 50% of all solar energy produced globally. Picture: Glenn Hunt/AAP In the 1980s, a global race was underway:...

For a greener future, we must accept there’s nothing inherently sustainable about going digital

Our smartphones are made by rare earth metals, and consume large amounts of electricity. Jess McLean/Author provided, Author provided (No reuse) Digital technologies are often put...

40 years ago, scientists predicted climate change. And hey, they were right

It’s been four decades since the first credible, global report on the effect of carbon dioxide on the global climate. Shutterstock This month the world...

How to answer the argument that Australia’s emissions are too small to make a difference

An activist scales a coal heap in Queensland to protest against Australia’s intensive fossil fuel use. AAP Image/supplied After a recent foray into the debate over...

We can be a carbon-neutral nation by 2050, if we just get on with it

Issues such as how best to smooth the transition to renewable energy still need much more policy certainty.AAP Image/Lukas Coch Strong action on climate...
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