6 Jan 2021

There may be cases where people collectively cause a morally significant outcome, but no individual act seems to make a difference, or at least enough of a...

5 Jan 2021

Labor says the Coalition is isolated on climate change and needs to commit to net zero emissions by 2050.

4 Jan 2021

Australia has resubmitted its Paris climate goal and modified its target as "a floor" that can be met without using credits from the previous accord...

2 Jan 2021

One of Australia's most vulnerable bird species is under growing threat from development, partly because it's extremely picky about where it raises...

31 Dec 2020

The way Australia fights fires has changed dramatically since the Black Summer blazes and those who think backburning is the answer are stuck in a “time warp”.

31 Dec 2020

Catastrophic bushfires have led to a heightened interest in Indigenous burning practices. How do Aboriginal experts use fire to care for their land?

30 Dec 2020

As the Australian government faces international pressure to set stricter greenhouse gas emissions targets, it has been suggested the country is doing better...

27 Dec 2020

A year on from Canberra recording the world's worst air pollution for several days in a row, the ACT's Health Minister says the city is better placed...

26 Dec 2020

Australia's reputation took a significant hit with its main trading partners after the Black Summer fires owing in part to perceptions of climate policy,...

23 Dec 2020

COVID-19 and climate change are fundamentally different challenges. However, lessons from the pandemic may help us better meet one of the biggest threats to...

23 Dec 2020

Covid lockdowns initially saw greenhouse gas emissions from road transport plummet but by September it was back to business as usual.

22 Dec 2020

More light has been shed on the relationship between climate change and catastrophic bushfires by a group of experts from the Australian National University...