Catholic church starts small but is clearly thinking big on fossil fuel divestment
Jun 20, 2016 06:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
This weeks decision by four Australian Catholic orders to divest fully from fossil fuels can be interpreted as a direct response to the encyclical on the environment, issued by Pope Francis almost exactly a year...
Could 'nitrogen trading' help the Great Barrier Reef?
Jun 16, 2016 17:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business Nature
Among the increasing sums of money being pledged to help save the Great Barrier Reef is a federal government pledge to spend A$40 million on improving water quality. The Queensland government has promised another A$33.5...
Survey: more Australians want climate action now than before the carbon tax
Jun 16, 2016 05:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
In April 2011, not long after Julia Gillard was returned to power in the 2010 federal election, I asked a representative sample of Australians about their attitudes to climate policy. Climate was a water-cooler issue at...
India is hedging its bets on coal to bring power to the people
Jun 15, 2016 07:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Nature
As the world moves to combat climate change, its increasingly doubtful that coal will continue to be a viable energy source, because of its high greenhouse gas emissions. But coal played a vital role in the Industrial...
22 ways to cut your energy bills (before spending on solar panels)
Jun 15, 2016 04:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature Law
Winter is here! Despite many Australians opting not to heat their homes to the point of complete comfort, many of us nevertheless will soon receive a nasty surprise when the energy bills arrive. With Australias...
The Paris climate agreement needs coordinated carbon prices to be successful
Jun 14, 2016 08:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The Paris climate agreement was an important success for climate diplomacy as nation states showed a strong will to cooperate on climate action. But instead of imposing binding national emission targets, the Paris...
Social Media Revolution Series
Climate change makes a comeback – with the help of social media
Jun 14, 2016 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
In what has been shaping up as the election that forgot climate change, there are signs emerging in the Coalitions election campaign that it is starting to listen to polls, its own focus groups and social media chat on...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight