Despite record heat and drought Australia's emissions and coal exports are soaring, says a new report, and both are increasing as a matter of government policy. But a homegrown climate action movement is putting a spanner in the works - and just stopped its first coal train.
… Train crash - Australia 'heading backwards' on emissions … Oliver Tickell | 19th December 2014 News Australia Coal Fossil Fuel Politics Climate … Despite record heat and drought Australia's emissions and coal exports are …
Australia's prime minister thinks climate change is 'crap' and has just abolished his country's carbon-pricing system. But scientists say that it's rising levels of CO2 that are leaving the south of the country parched and sweltering - and it's only going to get worse.
… Australia's drought - yes, it's climate change … July 2014 News Climate Change Water Oceans Australia Antarctica … Australia's prime minister thinks climate … scientists have just confirmed that parts of Australia are being slowly parched because of …
BP's plans to explore for oil in the deep seas of the Great Australian Bight came under fire today at the company's Annual General Meeting in London, writes Graham Readfearn. The drilling would risk the ocean's rich marine wildlife - while blowing a massive hole in Australia's COP21 emissions targets.
… BP's deep sea oil exploration in South Australia - no way! Graham Readfearn DeSmog.uk … explore for oil in the deep seas of the Great Australian Bight came under fire today at the … wildlife - while blowing a massive hole in Australia's COP21 emissions targets. …
Australian meteorologists have published an up-to-date summary of how rainfall and temperature levels have changed across the country over the past 100 years
… Australia getting warmer springs and uneven … | 14th March 2010 News Climate Change Australia Global Warming australiamap.jpg Australian meteorologists …
Natural disasters like flood and drought have cost the Australian government more than A$12 billion since 2009, write Tayanah O'Donnel & Josephine Mummery, with even harsher weather events predicted for coming decades. Clearly, it's just the time for Australia to eliminate funding for research on adapting to climate change.
… Australia axes climate change adaptation … May 2017 News Climate Change Politics Finance Australia Adaptation queensland-flood-cut.jpg … like flood and drought have cost the Australian government more than A$12 billion …
Rising greenhouse gas levels are causing stronger winds over the Southern Ocean. It's good news for Antarctica, writes Tim Radford, as the circumpolar winds are keeping its ice caps cold. But Australia is getting hotter and drier - and its problems will only increase.
… Strong winds keep Antarctica cold - while Australia bakes Tim Radford | 16th May 2014 News Australia Antarctica Climate Change drought-south-australia-cut.jpg Rising greenhouse gas levels …
Australian Greens' Leader Richard Di Natale has called for the prospect of a Trump Presidency and a post-Brexit Britain to be the chance to break old alliances and forge new deals to save the planet. MAXINE NEWLANDS reports
… Australian Greens ready to challenge old … Maxine Newlands | 30th November 2016 News Australia Donald Trump Brexit Climate Change … leader at aiia -newlands [cropped 2].jpg Australian Greens' Leader Richard Di Natale …
Australia is betting the farm on huge increases in coal exports, writes Stephen Bygrave - just as key markets in China, India, Korea and Japan are drying up, with rising tariffs and huge renewable energy and efficiency programs. The policy is totally out of touch with reality - and will lead to revenue shortfalls in the AU$100 billions.
… Wake up Australia! Your coal exports are being left … Stephen Bygrave | 30th November 2014 Comment Australia Coal Climate Change Energy Fossil Fuels Finance coal-mine-australia-cut.jpg Australia is betting the …
Australian voters returned the pro-coal government in a stunning upset, prompting soul-searching among Australia’s left wing parties.
… Australia returns pro-coal government Karl … Climate Home News | 21st May 2019 News Australia Elections Coal Change Makers 5945751835_936dd51986_b.jpg Australian voters returned the pro-coal …
Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has handed the environment portfolio to the energy minister in an attempt to calm climate sceptics. But will it work? Ecologist writer Maxine Newlands reports.
… Australian Climate Sceptics Challenge Clean … Newlands | 28th July 2016 News Renewables Australia Energy Great Barrier Reef Climate Change frydenberg tweet 3.jpg Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull …
In a blunt rebuke to Australia's prime minister Tony Abbott, US President Obama stated that 'every nation has the responsibility to do its part' on climate change, writes Michelle Grattan - in a clear reference to the G20 host's backsliding on climate promises.
… | 17th November 2014 News Climate Change USA Australia Oceans Politics … Feldman under Licence. In a blunt rebuke to Australia's prime minister Tony Abbott, US … promises. US president Barack Obama has given Australia a sharp prod on climate change, …
Carbon trading plans were opposed by conservative politicians and criticised by environmental groups for containing loopholes for industry
… Australia ditches carbon trading plans The … | 27th April 2010 News Climate Change Australia Cap And Trade Carbon Emissions australiamap.jpg Australia is predicted to …
The upcoming Australian elections will see yet another tussle between industry-supporting climate sceptics, and politicians trying to nudge their electorate towards the real world
… When will Australia 'get' climate change? And will it be … Box | 19th July 2010 Comment Climate Change Australia Climate Sceptics Climate Deniers … And Economics danboxcomment.jpg The upcoming Australian elections will see yet another …
Stories told by Australia's Aboriginal peoples tell of the time, over 10,000 years ago, when the last Ice Age came to an end, and sea levels rose by 120 metres, write Nick Reid & Patrick Nunn. The narratives tally with the findings of contemporary science, raising the question: what is it about Aborigines and their culture than so accurately transmitted their oral traditions across thousands of generations?
… Change fitzroy-island-cut.jpg Stories told by Australia's Aboriginal peoples tell of the … parallels along every part of the coast of Australia. Along the south coast, stories … in Japan, we analysed 18 stories from around Australia's coast. All tell tales of coastal …
As part of a global week of action campaigners from Divest London have gathered to ‘Raise the Heat' on the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, writes Hal Rhoades - protesting its plan to invest in a ‘carbon bomb' coal project that endangers global climate and threatens to finish off the Great Barrier Reef.
… | 26th May 2015 News Climate Change Finance Australia UK Oceans divest-london-4-cut.jpg As … ‘Raise the Heat' on the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, writes Hal Rhoades - protesting its … last week outside the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's (CommBank) London offices. A …
At the COP19 in climate conference in Warsaw, a new coalition has formed - 'the climate saboteurs'. Key members are Australia, Canada, Japan. They are resolute in crushing the hopes of developing countries already suffering climate catastrophes like Typhoon Haiyan.
… News Climate Change COP19 Unfccc Japan Canada Australia coal-machine-australia.png At the COP19 in climate … - 'the climate saboteurs'. Key members are Australia, Canada, Japan. They are resolute in …
Australian Prime Minister's response to fires is reactionary, short-term, and lacking in vision.
… Steve Trent | 13th January 2020 News Australia Wildfire Bush Fire Net Zero … Change Makers 49352690068_0880666ed1_o.jpg Australian Prime Minister's response to fires … short-term, and lacking in vision. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison …
The Paris Agreement is facing its first big test in Queensland, Australia, writes Justine Bell. After a long process beset by legal challenges, the massive Carmichael coal mine is inching closer to approval - which would open up the entire 250,000 sq.km Galilee basin and its 28 billion tonnes of coal to exploitation. Both state and federal governments have the power to ban it. But will they?
… After COP21, Australia's moment in history: will it ban the … 18th December 2015 News COP21 Climate Change Australia Energy Coal Law … is facing its first big test in Queensland, Australia, writes Justine Bell. After a long …
Australian environmentalists' declare new Prime Minister, Tony Abbotts' green agenda as ‘anti-environmental', designed only to profit the mining industry at the cost of climate change solutions, reports Maxine Newlands......
… New Australian Prime Ministers' anti-environmental … September 2013 News Climate Change Politics Australia fish.jpg Australian environmentalists' declare new …
Political earthquakes in Canada and Australia have seen climate-sceptic leaders replaced by new ones committed to effective climate action, write David Konisky & Matto Mildenberger. It may be going too far to say that's why they were elected - but these elections do show that green policies are no electoral drawback.
… 2015 Comment Climate Change Politics Canada Australia USA trudeau-victory-cut.jpg … Political earthquakes in Canada and Australia have seen climate-sceptic leaders … comes shortly after fellow climate skeptic , Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, was …
ClientEarth is supporting a world-first climate case for Torres Strait Islanders in Australia.
… Indigenous Australians' legal battle Sophie Marjanac | … 6th June 2019 News ClientEarth Torres Strait Australia Indigenous Peoples Change Makers … climate case for Torres Strait Islanders in Australia. ClientEarth is supporting a group …
Over the Great Barrier Reef's coral has already been lost, writes Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, and UNESCO is expected to add the site to its 'World Heritage in danger' list. The reef's survival will depend on the world's ability to control carbon emissions. So why is Australia planning to open vast new coal mines in the Galilee Basin?
… Ove Hoegh-Guldberg | 21st May 2015 Comment Australia Oceans Climate Change Protected … to control carbon emissions. So why is Australia planning to open vast new coal mines … jobs that this amazing ecosystem provides to Australia. If we look after the reef and don't …
As the worst drought in 100 years makes its effects felt in the southern hemisphere, Dan Box asks whether the Australian interior is becoming a terra nullius – a genuine no-man’s-land
… Drought in the Australian interior Dan Box | 16th December 2008 News Australia Drought Aboriginals Dust Bpwl Desert … southern hemisphere, Dan Box asks whether the Australian interior is becoming a terra …
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has brushed off the risks posed by climate change to the continent's farmers, saying that a 'sense of proportion' was needed.
… 27th September 2007 News Howard John Howard Australia Farmers Farming Agriculture Global … Politics And Economics News web pic 2_215.jpg Australian Prime Minister John Howard has … was needed. Howard, who refused to sign Australia up to the Kyoto protocol on climate …