Climate change
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After many young people fled in the face of worsening droughts, tropical storms, coral bleaching, coastal inundation and flooding, some are choosing to return
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Prime minister says Josh Frydenberg has to explain himself in wake of climate change policy backdown
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‘Almost unprecedented’ event attributed to warm temperatures and winds, with some areas more than 20C (36F) warmer than usual
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Katharine Murphy on politics What an extraordinary, gutless capitulation by Josh Frydenberg
Katharine Murphy Political editorForget climate policy intricacies – through this pathetic retreat the government has again revealed its true nature
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Australia must choose between coal and coral – the Great Barrier Reef depends on it
Jon C Day, Alana Grech and Jon Brodie for the ConversationThe government hopes its latest reports will keep the reef off Unesco’s world heritage in-danger list. But protecting the reef for future generations involves addressing the threat posed by climate change -
Prime minister calls climate policy reassessment ‘business as usual’ as infighting breaks out in Coalition ranks
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$1bn for the Adani coalmine? Ordinary Australians understand economics better than Turnbull
Ben OquistIf the proposed Adani mine is not viable without public subsidies then the government are backing the wrong horse -
Emissions intensity scheme is the least costly way of reducing greenhouse gases, Energy Networks Australia and Csiro say
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PM told Coalition unlikely to adopt carbon trading ‘at any stage’ after terms of reference for Direct Action review leaves option open
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Anti-fossil fuel campaigners rally against the government’s proposal to lend $1bn to Adani to build a rail line from the planned Carmichael coalmine to the sea
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Melbourne protest precedes Malcolm Turnbull’s meeting with Gautam Adani during Australian Indian Leadership Dialogue
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Terrawatch Two vast ice avalanches that instantly changed the shape of a region in Tibet are being blamed on rising temperatures
Topics
- Australian politics
- Coalition
- Energy
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Malcolm Turnbull
- Renewable energy
- Climate change
- Josh Frydenberg
- Flooding
- Natural disasters and extreme weather
- Emissions trading
- Business in Australia
- Coal
- Adani Group
- Queensland
- Fossil fuels
- Donald Trump
- Trees and forests
- Deforestation
- Energy industry
Notes & Theories Archaeology sheds light on Mongolia’s uncertain nomadic future