In abandoning net zero, Nationals leaders claimed Australia is cutting emissions twice as fast as other rich countries. That’s not the case
- Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
Can the Albanese government strike the right balance: set a climate policy that’s strong enough to work, but isn’t branded reckless?
How can Australia reconcile its ambition to become a renewables superpower as it ships fossil fuels overseas? With a net-zero target on exports.
The election campaign must prioritise climate policy to ensure the next government drives the transition to a clean economy in a world upended by Donald Trump.
We’re well on the road to net zero by 2050. Now a new report from Australia’s independent Climate Change Authority provides pathways for each sector of the economy. Let’s get on with it.
The Net Zero Economy Authority will have a broad remit to support the net zero transition. Here are some pointers on how it could go about it, based on an assessment of best practice
We’ve wasted a lot of time delaying climate action. As the damage becomes ever clearer, it’s time to accelerate the transition.
Fear and Wonder is a new climate podcast, brought to you by The Conversation, and sponsored by the Climate Council. In this live bonus episode, we discuss where to next on climate change.
The revised safeguard mechanism could form the basis of an economy-wide carbon price.
Anak-anak yang lahir sekarang berisiko menderita tiga hingga empat kali lebih banyak karena peristiwa iklim ekstrem dalam hidup mereka daripada kakek-nenek mereka.
Es probable que un niño nacido ahora sufra, de media, entre tres y cuatro veces más fenómenos climáticos extremos a lo largo de su vida que sus abuelos.
A child born now is likely to suffer, on average, three to four times as many climate extreme events in their lifetime as their grandparents did.
When it comes to emissions reduction, Australia needs a proper national conversation and a long-term plan. The climate change bill about to pass parliament doesn’t provide this.
The issues before us are too difficult, too important and too pressing to abandon them to political point-scoring or ideological zealotry.
Coal producers in Australia have seen a sudden upswing in prices and demand amid an energy crisis. It can’t continue, as China moves to shore up energy independence and cut emissions.
Prospek pengurangan emisi global jauh lebih baik ketimbang laporan asesmen IPCC sebelumnya, berkat jatuhnya ongkos teknologi energi bersih.
The outlook for potential emissions reduction is far better than in earlier assessments, thanks to the plunging costs of clean energy technologies.
New technologies will enable steel production without coal. Australia stands to benefit greatly in the shift to green steel – if we’re ready.
Stabilising Earth’s climate depends on a lot more than deals struck at conferences like Glasgow. But those agreements set a frame for real-world decisions.
When Prime Minister Scott Morrison returns from the Glasgow climate summit, he must start a proper national conversation on net-zero.
The world is moving away fossil fuels, and there’s nothing Australia can do about it. Racing to dig up and sell whatever fossil fuels we can before the timer stops is not a future-proof strategy.
Adopting more environmentally conscious farm models would safeguard our agricultural exports, cut emissions and help protect nature.
Renewables form an ever-greater share of the electricity mix. But elsewhere in the energy sector – in transport, industry and buildings – emissions reduction is very slow.
If Australia pushes ahead with producing fossil fuels, we may lock in a new high-emissions energy system, or one that’s uncompetitive. Clearly, green hydrogen is the best way forward.
We were supposed to have a ‘climate election’ in 2019. New research looked at attitudes to climate change in Australia, and may explain why that didn’t pan out.
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