Environment and Climate Change
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Labor agrees to support new gas projects after public brawl sparked by Joel Fitzgibbon
A public battle between Anthony Albanese, Mark Butler and Joel Fitzgibbon over Labor’s language regarding gas has triggered a process…
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells Scott Morrison it’s time for ‘bold action’ on climate change
But a statement from Mr Morrison described the call differently, noting that Mr Johnson “welcomed” Australian emissions reduction initiatives and…
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Air pollution attributed to at least 150 Covid-19 deaths in Ireland – study
At least 150 Covid-19 deaths in Ireland are attributable to long-term exposure to air pollution, according to a new study. Paul Cullen…
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Distress, depression and drug use: young people fear for their future after the bushfires
Already, the commission’s officials have warned the status quo is “no longer enough to defend us from the impact of…
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The EU has adoped a ‘life insurance’ biodiversity plan aimed at protecting some ecoysystems
European Union environment ministers have adopted a biodiversity strategy aimed at protecting ecosystems, a move deemed essential to tackling climate…
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How the Soviets accidentally discovered the ‘Gates of Hell’
Located in Turkmenistan’s Karakum desert, the Darvaza crater is a massive man-made sinkhole that has been burning methane gas for…
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Bob Brown is right – it’s time environmentalists talked about the population problem
Politicians don’t like talking about it. Colin D. Butler The Conversation By and large, neither do environmentalists – but former…
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What is the Green Deal?
In this first chapter, we’ll dive into the basics of the Green Deal, one of the most consequential legislative efforts…
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Humans threaten the Antarctic Peninsula’s fragile ecosystem.
Antarctica, the world’s last true wilderness, has been protected by an international treaty for the last 60 years. Authors The…
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For Australia’s sake, I hope Trump’s climate science denialism loses
Anyone in Australia who witnessed the Black Summer bushfires (as I did), and anyone in the US who experienced the…
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Old king coal has surrendered to solar, says global power report
For the first time since the industrial revolution, coal-fired power will constitute less than 20 per cent of the world’s…
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‘Wilfully destructive’: Natural disasters nearly double under climate change, UN says
Climate change is largely to blame for a near doubling of natural disasters in the past 20 years, the United…
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Fifth of countries at risk of ecosystem collapse, analysis finds
One-fifth of the world’s countries are at risk of their ecosystems collapsing because of the destruction of wildlife and their…
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Like it or not, climate change will make everyone change their lives
Imagine the scene, it is a bright, crisp October morning in 2030, yet the house, insulated heavily with the help…
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The Core of the ECB’s New Strategy
In a world where governments want the prices of certain forms of energy to rise, the concept of price stability…
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What are you really eating?
Many exotic animals are banned from import into Australia because they’re threatened with extinction, and trading them is illegal under…
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