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- One of east coast’s largest datacenters accused of ‘violating federal law’ Fri, 28 Aug 26, 1:00amThermal drone footage shows a Microsoft-backed AI datacenter powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators
- ‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaks Mon, 31 Aug 26, 5:00pmSecretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas
- How to tackle the climate impact of datacentres | Letters Tue, 1 Sep 26, 2:10amDatacentres should generate their own power and control their emissions, writes Richard Lamming, while Michael McClelland says we should reduce our digital communication...
- BHP quietly scrapped plan to build Pilbara plant that would have drastically cut emissions Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmExclusive: Jimblebar processing facility would have produced higher quality iron ore sought by steelmakers around the world – themselves under pressure to curb pollution
- Revealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on world’s biggest miner’s climate push Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmExclusive: BHP once dubbed climate change an ‘existential’ threat. But leaked documents show it has backtracked on decarbonisation at a vast network of mines
- Exclusive: Leaked documents show BHP’s climate backtrack - podcast Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmNour 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...
- Australian taxpayers subsidise Big Mining’s use of fossil fuel to the tune of $4bn a year. It’s a strange way to tackle emissions | Adam Morton Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmGiven 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
- BHP defies its own climate strategy to spend hundreds of millions on polluting diesel trucks in Pilbara Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmExclusive: Mining giant says technology is not yet advanced enough to run a fully electrified fleet but experts say it is hooked on federal fuel tax credits
- The BHP files: World’s biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents reveal Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmExclusive: Cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners show multinational has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisation
- BHP ‘laughing’ at Australia’s key climate policy while pocketing hundreds of millions in tax breaks, Pocock says Tue, 26 May 26, 2:46pmOutrage as leaked documents reveal mining giant’s backsliding on commitments to slash emissions
- Scotland’s ‘green datacentres’ policy ignores emissions impact of AI, analysis shows Mon, 25 May 26, 9:01amDefinition of green facilities made in 2022, before release of ChatGPT, says Action to Protect Rural Scotland
- Both left and right are deluding themselves about the scale of the energy crisis Britain faces | Ewan Gibbs Thu, 7 May 26, 10:00pmDecades of complacency cannot be magicked away by drilling in the North Sea – or even by hoping that renewables will quickly power everything
- How to drive progress on the green transition | Letters Fri, 8 May 26, 2:37amReaders respond to an editorial on the need to speed up the shift to renewables
- Fixing methane mega-leaks could boost energy stock amid crisis, report says Mon, 4 May 26, 6:50pmInternational Energy Agency analysis shows methane leaks remained at near-record highs in 2025
- ‘Historic breakthrough’: could the fossil fuel era be coming to an end? – podcast Tue, 5 May 26, 2:00pmThe transition towards renewable energy received a boost last week when representatives from 57 countries met in Santa Marta, Colombia, for a world-first climate meeting aimed at bringing the fossil fuels era to an end...