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Territory abandons 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target

Territory abandons 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target

A 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target has been abandoned by a territory administration despite an election promise.

Clue to record-breaking temperatures in clearer skies

Clue to record-breaking temperatures in clearer skies

Clue to record-breaking temperatures in clearer skies

Clue to record-breaking temperatures in clearer skies

More sunlight is making it to Earth to warm the planet faster as reflective cloud coverage gets sparser, research suggests.

Snoring snoozers are biggest losers as world warms up

Snoring snoozers are biggest losers as world warms up

Snoring snoozers are biggest losers as world warms up

Snoring snoozers are biggest losers as world warms up

Sleep apnoea will be more common and more severe due to global warming, leading to increased health and economic burdens, sleep researchers warn.

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Researchers taking the wind out of cyclone devastation

Researchers taking the wind out of cyclone devastation

Australian researchers believe aerosols maybe the key to disrupting the formation of and ultimately taming killer tropical cyclones before they come ashore.

Woodside given more time to consider gas plant rules

Woodside given more time to consider gas plant rules

The wait continues for a final decision on the future of a major gas plant as campaigners call for greater transparency about the controversial project.

Climate crisis sees world record second-hottest May

Climate crisis sees world record second-hottest May

Climate change played a key role in the record-breaking heat wave in Iceland and Greenland in May causing Greenland's ice sheet to melt much faster than normal.

Denied activists mount challenge over coal mine advice

Denied activists mount challenge over coal mine advice

Legal advice given to a state government by coal mine developers is being sought through a tribunal by activists who say the public has a right to know.

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Push to turn promises into protection at UN ocean meet

Push to turn promises into protection at UN ocean meet

Push to turn promises into protection at UN ocean meet

Push to turn promises into protection at UN ocean meet

The United Nations Ocean Conference is opening in France as pressure mounts to turn promises into action on protecting the ocean.

'Lifeline' for coral at risk of rising sea temperatures

'Lifeline' for coral at risk of rising sea temperatures

'Lifeline' for coral at risk of rising sea temperatures

'Lifeline' for coral at risk of rising sea temperatures

Australian researchers have discovered coral bred from reefs in warmer oceans are more able to survive in extreme heat stress.

Australia urged to spearhead regional carbon tariffs

Australia urged to spearhead regional carbon tariffs

Australia urged to spearhead regional carbon tariffs

Australia urged to spearhead regional carbon tariffs

Billed as the tariff the world actually needs, the case has been made for a regional carbon border adjustment to help cut emissions from heavy industries.

'Salty soup': climate threat to vital lagoon ecosystems

'Salty soup': climate threat to vital lagoon ecosystems

'Salty soup': climate threat to vital lagoon ecosystems

'Salty soup': climate threat to vital lagoon ecosystems

Drought, sea level rise and more water evaporation from higher temperatures are ratcheting up lagoon salt contents to potentially harmful levels.

Australia records big bump in pregnancy heat-risk days

Australia records big bump in pregnancy heat-risk days

Australia records big bump in pregnancy heat-risk days

Australia records big bump in pregnancy heat-risk days

Extreme heat is linked to a host of maternal health problems and Australia is already experiencing more days hot enough to pose pregnancy risks.

Land squeeze threatens climate-exposed islanders

Land squeeze threatens climate-exposed islanders

Land squeeze threatens climate-exposed islanders

Land squeeze threatens climate-exposed islanders

Climate change-fuelled sea level rise and extreme weather events are encroaching on island communities and forcing repeat displacement.

Expedition braves Antarctic for data on melting glacier

Expedition braves Antarctic for data on melting glacier

Expedition braves Antarctic for data on melting glacier

Expedition braves Antarctic for data on melting glacier

Antarctic expeditioners have returned to Australia with intel about potentially new species and a rapidly melting glacier, plus 500,000-year-old sediment.

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Renewables influx a cooler change to summer energy mix

More batteries, solar and wind have combined with shrinking coal input to help slash greenhouse gas emissions from Australia's main electricity grid.

Wrong turn: whale species' population growth stalls

Australian researchers have found potentially troubling signs for the southern right whale population, indicating its recovery may be stalling.

Woodside to tap US gas in Louisiana LNG project

An oil and gas development in the southern United States will position Australian giant Woodside as a global powerhouse, the company says.

Climate change demands more blood, prevents collection

Extreme weather events caused by climate change are seeing a rising need for blood donations but also making it more difficult than ever to collect them.

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Dutton 'believes in climate change' despite debate call

After initially suggesting questions on the impact of climate change were best left to scientists, Peter Dutton has sought to clarify his position.

Sixth mass bleaching event strikes reef since 2016

Climate change-fuelled ocean warming and floods have been bleaching corals in the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.

Deal to sink harmful fishing subsidies edges closer

Government subsidies are helping the fishing industry empty oceans of marine life, smashing ecosystems and hurting coastal communities reliant on fish stocks.

Palau's president backs COP31, wants coal phase out

Surangel Whipps Jr, the visiting Palau President, has admonished Australia for its fossil fuel exports but backed the government's bid to host COP31.

Hidden water study raises Antarctic melting alarm

The rate of ice melting in Antarctica could be underestimated by current scientific models, according to research examining the role of subglacial water flows.

Reality check for reviving dead and dying coral reefs

Expensive and up against climate change, experts say restoration is a drop in the ocean when it comes to protecting coral reefs.

Marine climate projects might do more harm than good

Potential environmental damage from a growing number of marine climate projects should be scrutinised more carefully before approval, a study says.

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