Environment
Climate change
Editorial
Climate policy
Major parties must do better on protecting climate
Australians have the chance to cast a vote that will have enormous consequences for this urgent issue.
- The Herald's View
Latest
Opinion
Australia votes
Floods, fires, coral bleaching: Politicians leading the country to climate catastrophe
Foresight and prevention is more effective and cheaper than disaster recovery and cure. We still have time, but precious little of it.
- by Christiana Figueres
Minister backs Western Port woodland clearance to expand sand mine
The Andrews government has given the green light to clearing native bushland to make way for the controversial extension of a sand mine near Western Port.
- by Miki Perkins
Renewable energy uptake surges globally despite war, COVID pandemic
Global renewable power is set for another year of record growth in 2022, adding 320 gigawatts of new capacity as a result of governments cutting red tape and funding growth.
- by Nick O'Malley and Laura Chung
Say goodbye to chardonnay: Global warming changing the wines Australia can make
A decade from now, the selection of wines on the shelves of your local bottle shop will look a little different.
- by Laura Chung and Jessica Yun
‘Older people destroying our future’: Geelong gas terminal plan sparks strong opposition
A proposal to build a floating gas-import facility in Corio Bay is meeting resistance from residents and students, including young activists from Geelong Grammar.
- by Miki Perkins
One in 25 homes uninsurable by 2030 due to climate change, new study finds
The public can check the risk of climate dangers to their suburb, electorate or local government area using a new interactive map.
- by Nick O'Malley
Tasmania slowed logging and became one of first carbon negative places in the world
The findings suggest that other states that have old-growth logging industries – such as NSW and Victoria – could slash their emissions by protecting their forests.
- by Nick O'Malley
Pacific community pleads for Australian climate action amid regional tension
For years the Pacific told Canberra its key security concern was climate change and were ignored, so Sydney’s Pasifika community wasn’t surprised when the Liberal Party ignored invitations to an election forum last week.
- by Nick O'Malley and Natassia Chrysanthos
Analysis
Climate policy
This is what you want on climate action. What you get runs cold
After years of drought, fire, flood and expert reports revealing the catastrophic costs of inaction, Australia’s major political parties are falling short on climate policy.
- by Nick O'Malley
Exclusive
Emissions
Transport emissions rose 12 per cent in three months in Australia
The increase came as restrictions eased, while overall emissions fell thanks to renewable electricity generation.
- by Laura Chung