The Beetaloo gas field is a climate bomb. How did CSIRO modelling make it look otherwise?
Oct 31, 2023 09:16 am UTC| Business
Even as Australia braces for a summer of projected extreme heatwaves and bushfires amid the intensifying climate crisis, the fossil gas industry is gearing up for a truly enormous new fracking project in the Northern...
How to beat 'rollout rage': the environment-versus-climate battle dividing regional Australia
Oct 23, 2023 08:13 am UTC| Insights & Views
This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australias energy transition. In August, Victorias Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny made a decision that could set a difficult precedent...
Oct 18, 2023 11:29 am UTC| Nature
The drought plaguing the Amazon is a worrying portrait of the climate challenges facing the world. The combination of the El Niño phenomenon and anthropogenic climate change has played a significant role in...
The human factor: why Australia's net zero transition risks failing unless it is fair
Oct 16, 2023 09:09 am UTC| Economy
This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australias energy transition. For those people focused on meeting the profound challenge of shifting our economies from fossil fuels to...
Oct 11, 2023 03:47 am UTC| Life
Climate risks can be complex to deal with because they dont respect country borders. Hazards in one region can have negative repercussions in another. These are known as transboundary climate risks, and theyre a growing...
Indonesian urban poor suffer the most in extreme weather caused by climate change
Oct 11, 2023 03:47 am UTC| Insights & Views
Extreme weather as a result of climate change has caused disasters and catastrophes around the globe. In mid-2023, flash floods inundated roads and displaced millions in the US, South Korea, Pakistan and Turkey. Asia...
Even temporary global warming above 2℃ will affect life in the oceans for centuries
Oct 11, 2023 03:44 am UTC| Nature
There is growing consensus that our planet is likely to pass the 1.5℃ warming threshold. Research even suggests global warming will temporarily exceed the 2℃ threshold, if atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) peaks at levels...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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