Emissions from Chevron’s Gorgon gas development off Western Australia have increased by more than 50% despite it being home to the world’s largest industrial carbon capture and storage system.
Nine out of 10 major Australian electricity companies are failing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions fast enough to meet the goals of the landmark Paris climate agreement, a study has found.
One of the most striking voices for aggressive climate action right now is the secretary general of the United Nations. Speaking at the Major Economies Forum hosted by Joe Biden last month, António…
The Albanese government could face decisions on whether to approve up to 27 coal mining developments, based on applications lodged under national environment laws.
An analysis by the Sunrise Project…
Any new coalmines in Australia’s Galilee Basin, including Adani’s Carmichael mine, will not be economically viable in the long run under even the most generous assumptions about the future of the…
The spectacular implosion at AGL Energy, Australia’s biggest corporate greenhouse gas polluter, has been years in the making and should have ramifications across Australia’s political and business…
Australia’s new gas export developments are likely to struggle economically after 2030 if the world lives up to commitments to combat the climate crisis, according to a warning to major investors.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says climate effects expected to be more severe than initially predicted
Catastrophic flooding on the scale of the disaster hitting Queensland and New…
Documents show Anglo American breached carbon limits at Capcoal mine by at least 841,000 tonnes over four years
Mining giant Anglo American has admitted to a “large blowout” in greenhouse gas…
Campaigners say plans for a new tailings dam threatens wilderness that should be declared a heritage area.
Four days before the Morrison government was due to decide the future of a mining…
But critics question the continued inclusion of gas in Andrew Forrest’s grand climate ambition.
In the second half of last year, while most of the world was in pandemic lockdown, Andrew “Twiggy”…
Anj Sharma, 16, and her team hope to force change they say is not coming quickly enough from government.
Eight teenagers and an octogenarian nun head to an Australian court on Tuesday to launch what…
The NSW independent planning commission is due to hand down a decision on the proposed gas development at Narrabri. Here’s what is at play.
The New South Wales independent planning commission is due…
Analysis shows the government, which has committed to a ‘gas-led recovery’, has failed to properly account for methane’s effect on global heating.
Australia’s greenhouse gas accounting…
Founding partner says ‘investing in the resilience of nature is investing in the resilience of the economy’.
A push to better recognise the economic value of “natural capital” – water systems,…
China continues to increase its coal power, but in India construction has ground to a near halt.
The size of the global coal power fleet fell for the first time on record over the first six months…
Frequency of heatwaves and cumulative intensity has risen through the decades, research finds.
Heatwaves have increased in both length and frequency in nearly every part of the world since the 1950s…
Emissions from electricity generation and agriculture decline, but tiny overall decline shows shortcomings of Coalition policy
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions have dipped slightly on the back…
Morrison government criticised for planning to use accounting loophole to meet emissions target.
Disagreement over Australia’s plan to use an accounting loophole to meet its climate target will…
Big emitting companies should be held responsible for the burning of their coal overseas, report says
Coalmining in Australia by the nation’s six biggest coal producers ultimately results in more…