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The ‘laughing matter’ of Australia’s relationship with the Pacific

The ‘laughing matter’ of Australia’s relationship with the Pacific

The Fijian PM used the Australian leader’s visit to call out his promotion of fossil fuels, showing Scott Morrison is on the wrong side in the Pacific as well as at home

Sydney and Melbourne vow to ditch coal power

Sydney and Melbourne vow to ditch coal power

Australian cities joined global alliance to end coal-fired power, while the federal government proposes using taxpayer cash to underwrite new plants

Lead or sue? Pacific islands take twin tracks on climate change

Lead or sue? Pacific islands take twin tracks on climate change

Vanuatu becomes the first nation state to threaten oil majors with climate damages lawsuits, while the Marshall Islands submits updated climate plan to the UN

Australia leads push to open UN shipping talks to media

Australia leads push to open UN shipping talks to media

Greater transparency would curb industry dominance in the International Maritime Organization, say campaigners, but key countries are opposed

Island president beats no-confidence vote, days before leading climate summit

Island president beats no-confidence vote, days before leading climate summit

Marshall Islands Hilda Heine narrowly defeated the motion, just days before she is due to open a virtual summit of climate-vulnerable nations

Five years after Typhoon Haiyan, a survivor calls climate polluters to account

Five years after Typhoon Haiyan, a survivor calls climate polluters to account

Marielle Bacason’s life was turned upside down by the super storm; now she gives evidence to a London tribunal that oil companies have ignored

Australia won't give money to Green Climate Fund, says PM

Australia won’t give money to Green Climate Fund, says PM

The country won’t withdraw from the Paris Agreement, but it’s not obliged to follow UN recommendations either, Scott Morrison said

Marshall Islands commit to going carbon-neutral by 2050

Marshall Islands commit to going carbon-neutral by 2050

First plan of its kind from an island nation says adopting new shipping technologies ‘could have ripple effects across the international sector’

Record evacuations cut Typhoon Mangkhut death toll, says UN

Record evacuations cut Typhoon Mangkhut death toll, says UN

Philippines learned life-saving lessons from 2013 Typhoon Haiyan as residents heeded warnings and fled their homes

End of coal power in Australia 'inevitable' - report

End of coal power in Australia ‘inevitable’ – report

Market forces alone will see huge drop in coal use over next decade, academics find, adding that planning for a future without coal is ‘prudent risk management’

Australia joins Pacific to declare climate 'single greatest' security threat

Australia joins Pacific to declare climate ‘single greatest’ security threat

Region of island states calls for the Paris Agreement to be upheld, with Australia joining despite recent political turmoil over climate policy

Australia's new PM risks climate trade-off with EU

Australia’s new PM risks climate trade-off with EU

Scott Morrison is not expected to quit the Paris Agreement, as it could jeopardise ongoing trade talks with the EU, although he has no plan to meet climate targets

Ousted Australian PM: This government cannot address climate change

Ousted Australian PM: This government cannot address climate change

Turnbull says party is captured by ideologues with views not based in ‘engineering and economics’. He is replaced by treasurer who brought lump of coal to parliament

Australian leadership spill brings Paris climate exit into play

Australian leadership spill brings Paris climate exit into play

A challenge against Malcolm Turnbull, triggered by the collapse of a key energy policy, shows an anti-Paris faction is on the rise in Australia’s governing party

Australia: Conservative MPs gut emissions legislation, citing Trump

Australia: Conservative MPs gut emissions legislation, citing Trump

Leadership contest possible as prime minister Malcolm Turnbull withdraws centrepiece energy policy after failing to gain the support of his party

South Australia to hit 100% renewable power by 2025 - market operator

South Australia to hit 100% renewable power by 2025 – market operator

Contrary to federal government modelling, as old gas turbines switch off in the next decade, renewable electricity share will soar

Australia energy plan may breach Paris climate commitments

Australia energy plan may breach Paris climate commitments

Government says it will lock in electricity emissions targets until 2024, undermining an international commitment to revisit its Paris target in 2023

Ecosystems across Australia are collapsing under climate change

Ecosystems across Australia are collapsing under climate change

The Great Barrier Reef has become a notorious victim of climate change. But it is not the only Australian ecosystem on the brink of collapse

Graphics of Marshall Islands sea level rise 'brought EU ministers to tears'

Graphics of Marshall Islands sea level rise ‘brought EU ministers to tears’

Striking sea level rise images have sent shockwaves through the Marshallese community and touched European ministers, says minister David Paul

New Zealand zero carbon law may exempt its highest emitting sector

New Zealand zero carbon law may exempt its highest emitting sector

Jacinda Ardern promised radical carbon cuts, but one option under consultation allows the main greenhouse gases from farming to keep rising

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