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Several measures were previously introduced or supported by Coalition, prompting claim Liberals and Nationals would ‘let climate change rip’

One academic says federal government’s intergenerational report, a snapshot of life in 2066, ignores the economic damage on the horizon

Image by Алекс Бон from Pixabay By Jo Nova The Coalition have finally updated their climate policy. They are reigniting the climate war, at least on half their burners. They will scrap Net Zero and the Safeguard (carbon...

One academic says federal government’s intergenerational report, a snapshot of life in 2066, ignores the economic damage on the horizon

Pauline Hanson’s gas policy and the party’s relationship with Rinehart is examined in a new Guardian podcast series, The Populist

Exclusive: BHP once dubbed climate change an ‘existential’ threat. But leaked documents show it has backtracked on decarbonisation at a vast network of mines

Nour Haydar speaks with Christopher Knaus about the BHP files – the cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners – which show that the world’s biggest miner has war-gamed ways to massively...

Given the scale of its contribution to global heating, the world’s biggest miner has a duty to invest heavily in solutions that could have a global impact

Outrage as leaked documents reveal mining giant’s backsliding on commitments to slash emissions

Albanese government announces east coast gas reservation policy, which will require producers to set aside 20% of export volumes

International Energy Agency findings show government must commit to rapid cuts in emissions of greenhouse gas, climate experts say

David Pocock says prime minister – who is trying to shore up fuel supplies – is parroting industry talking points

Shell Australia says campaign needed to ‘counter-balance’ claims by levy advocates – but Ed Husic urges industry ‘do not spend millions defending the indefensible’

The Albanese government overhauled policy and promised significant pollution cuts – but carbon offsets are still being used as an excuse

Australia is well behind other countries in embracing clean cars – it’s past time we kicked into gear on going electric