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'We can't accept this': no time for climate COP out

'We can't accept this': no time for climate COP out

Global climate talks are taking place in the Amazon - the "lungs of the world" - as political headwinds threaten to blow multinational collaboration off course.

Reef fate bleak, not fatal, under coral-centric models

Reef fate bleak, not fatal, under coral-centric models

Reef fate bleak, not fatal, under coral-centric models

Reef fate bleak, not fatal, under coral-centric models

The most comprehensive modelling to date paints a troubling portrait of the Great Barrier Reef under climate change, but finds adaptation is still possible.

Give Ley clear air, former Nats leader tells colleagues

Give Ley clear air, former Nats leader tells colleagues

Give Ley clear air, former Nats leader tells colleagues

Give Ley clear air, former Nats leader tells colleagues

Coalition MPs are being urged to let their leader do her job amid fevered leadership speculation and an ongoing spat over climate and energy policy.

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Liberals caution Ley against 'Nationals-lite' backdown

Liberals caution Ley against 'Nationals-lite' backdown

Leading moderate Liberals are urging Opposition Leader Sussan Ley to retain a net-zero pledge as she canvasses dumping the target to keep the coalition united.

Alarm sounds on ignoring deadly climate workplace risks

Alarm sounds on ignoring deadly climate workplace risks

Climate change puts workers at huge risk, politicians have been told by nurses that treated mass thunderstorm asthma and firies who tackled Black Summer blazes.

Nationals ditch net zero as Liberals ponder policy

Nationals ditch net zero as Liberals ponder policy

The Nationals say Australia's climate targets are driving up power prices and shutting down industry but their coalition partner isn't yet on board.

The ecological disaster threatening Australian seabirds

The ecological disaster threatening Australian seabirds

Thousands of dead seabirds washed up on Australia's coastline two years ago following a marine heatwave and scientists warn history could repeat.

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Urgent need for speed in renewable energy approvals

Urgent need for speed in renewable energy approvals

Urgent need for speed in renewable energy approvals

Urgent need for speed in renewable energy approvals

Environmental reform analysts have weighed in on the federal government's bid to modernise Australia's dated nature protection laws, calling for a key change.

Nature's recovery, not decline, promise of major reform

Nature's recovery, not decline, promise of major reform

Nature's recovery, not decline, promise of major reform

Nature's recovery, not decline, promise of major reform

Long-awaited reforms to environmental protections are finally before parliament but the battle to enshrine them into law is only getting started.

Record loss of outdoor work hours due to heat: report

Record loss of outdoor work hours due to heat: report

Record loss of outdoor work hours due to heat: report

Record loss of outdoor work hours due to heat: report

Heat exposure, drought and natural disasters are causing deaths and economic havoc in Australia and around the world, according to a major global report.

Heatwaves, climate extremes 'normal' for oceans by 2040

Heatwaves, climate extremes 'normal' for oceans by 2040

Heatwaves, climate extremes 'normal' for oceans by 2040

Heatwaves, climate extremes 'normal' for oceans by 2040

Even if the Paris Agreement is met, Australia’s marine life will still be under pressure to adapt or move in response to climate pressures, and fast.

Storm brews as new BOM site blamed for 'risking lives'

Storm brews as new BOM site blamed for 'risking lives'

Storm brews as new BOM site blamed for 'risking lives'

Storm brews as new BOM site blamed for 'risking lives'

A state government is leading the charge for changes to the Bureau of Meteorology's new website, saying its launch might put lives at risk during storm season.

Warning bell sounds on hidden impact of climate change

Warning bell sounds on hidden impact of climate change

Warning bell sounds on hidden impact of climate change

Warning bell sounds on hidden impact of climate change

Doctors have warned temperatures aren't the only thing rising due to climate change, with health impacts also set to increase.

'Get on board': minister's environment overhaul appeal

'Get on board': minister's environment overhaul appeal

'Get on board': minister's environment overhaul appeal

'Get on board': minister's environment overhaul appeal

Negotiating the passage of major environment reforms through parliament is pulling the federal government in different directions.

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Nature reforms all at sea as Libs, Greens play hardball

Big changes to Australia's environment laws are coming under fierce criticism as the government tries to chart a pathway through parliament for the overhaul.

Australian battery breakthrough to target industry

Batteries that deliver 20 per cent more energy over their lifetimes are the promise of a startup hoping to crack the "missing middle" commercial market.

Flood risk already raining on Australian home prices

One type of natural disaster has depressed the value of more than two-thirds of Australian homes that sit in the firing line, new analysis finds.

Australia’s wet tropics no longer drawing down carbon

The trunks of trees in Australia's tropical rainforests have become a net source of carbon dioxide in a discovery that could undermine global climate goals.

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No 'new normal': Al Gore warning on climate complacency

As weather disasters become more commonplace, prominent climate advocate Al Gore has urged a Sydney conference to keep up the fight and avoid complacency.

'For the birds': doubt ageing coal plants can go longer

Coal stations are reaching their end of-life and need to be retired, the Climate Change Authority chair says, regardless of moves to keep them running longer.

Revealed: How Australians will cut energy bills by 2050

Power bills could be slashed by 2050 if Australians make more environmentally conscious moves, leaving room for the government to make stronger carbon policies.

Coal power lifeline risks unreliability, bill shock

The Sunshine State's coal-fired power stations are set to operate longer in a move some critics worry risks unreliability and higher bills.

'Perfect storm' drives up the cost of natural disasters

A new report has put a dollar figure on the impact of Australia's droughts and flooding rains, with the situation expected to worsen as the world gets warmer.

Work to do: net-zero jobs yet to resonate in classroom

Australia is heading towards labour shortages in the clean energy transition and industry have been urged to step up to inspire the next generation of workers.

Financial sector urged to shoot higher on climate risk

The global financial sector has been urged to prevent further backsliding on climate and to stop funnelling money into new fossil fuels in an open letter.

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