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COP26: step up on emission cuts this decade Australia, or pay the price

Australia's international reputation has taken a battering as nations leave COP26 with a renewed sense of urgency to act on climate change this decade.

To the editor: Stefaniak denying climate science

No, Bill Stefaniak, it is not okay to dismiss Greta Thunberg as ‘troubled’ (CW 11 November 2021 p8). Anger is a rational response to the unfolding disaster of climate change.

Stefaniak: Glasgow ignores China’s nuclear power pledge

Congratulations this week to, of all people, President Xi and his comrades for announcing that China will build over the next decade 150 new nuclear power stations.

ACT founds Net Zero Emissions Policy Forum

The ACT Government has established a policy forum with South Australia and New South Wales to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

One person’s trash is another person’s treasure

Australians dump around 800 million kilograms of unwanted clothing into landfill each year, most of which consist of man-made fibres that are incredibly difficult to break down naturally, all in the name...

Canberra Liberals leader will go to COP26

Canberra Liberals leader Elizabeth Lee will attend the United Nations COP26 Climate Change Conference conference in Glasgow.

World leaders dial up doomsday warning at COP26

World leaders have turned up the heat and resorted to end-of-the-world rhetoric in an attempt to bring new urgency to climate negotiations.

G20 leaders turn to climate change

Leaders of the world's biggest economies are set to tackle climate change on the final day of a weekend summit in Rome that is widely expected to set the tone for a major conference on the same issue taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, over the next two weeks.

Prime Minister can look to the ACT for net zero inspiration

The Morrison Government need only look outside the doors of Parliament House for inspiration as it desperately searches for credibility on climate action.

Australia’s net-zero plan fails to tackle our biggest contribution to climate change: fossil fuel exports

The Morrison government’s eleventh hour commitment to net zero by 2050 is a monumental failure.

Morrison rebuffs international climate critics

Scott Morrison has accused critics of his 2050 net-zero plan of not understanding Australia as pressure grows over climate change action.

The Australian Way to net zero is a scam, say Labor and Greens

Prime Minister Scott Morrison today committed Australia to net zero emissions by 2050, but political opponents have been quick to pile on.

How Australia’s net zero pledge stacks up

What the United Nations wants the world to do and what Australia, comparable developed countries, and China are promising ahead of the COP26 climate summit.

PM Scott Morrison unveils Australia’s 2050 net-zero plan

Australia's 2050 net-zero carbon emissions target will rely on existing technologies to meet 85 per cent of the goal.

Australia could face waves of ‘climate refugees’

In the wake of Federal Cabinet’s climate change policy negotiations, a topic less discussed is what will happen when a mass of migrants flood Australia’s shores after being displaced because of climate...

Indian PM Modi to attend Glasgow climate summit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the UN climate summit in Glasgow, the country's environment minister says, in a boost for global efforts for steeper emission cuts to fight global warming.

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