Oct 31, 2014 PoliticsAustralia agrees to include climate change on G20 agenda NEWS: Tony Abbott grudgingly inserts paragraph on climate change, in line with international demands
Sep 18, 2014 ScienceRising seas could sink Australian coastal cities – report NEWS: Sydney Opera House at risk as rising sea levels sea levels linked to climate change threaten Australian coast
Jul 10, 2014 PoliticsAbbott blow as Senate votes to delay carbon tax axe NEWS: Government accused of deceiving allies as vote to cut Australia’s main climate law ends in farce
Jul 8, 2014 PoliticsAustralia facing ‘unprecedented rise in climate denial’ NEWS: Head of independent Climate Council Tim Flannery says politicians and the media are complicit in spreading misinformation
Jul 4, 2014 FinanceAustralian bishop accuses Tony Abbott of “denigrating” climate science NEWS: Climate pressure ramped up on Prime Minister, as Anglican church backs moves to ditch oil, gas and coal holdings
Jun 25, 2014 PoliticsAbbott blow as Senate ally Palmer blocks Climate Change Authority axe NEWS: Clive Palmer announces support for climate action after Al Gore meeting, but still backs Australian carbon tax repeal
Jun 12, 2014 FinanceAbbott declines invite to Ban Ki-moon climate summit NEWS: Australian prime minister says he will not be among world leaders attending climate summit in New York
Apr 23, 2014 PoliticsAustralia’s climate policies on verge of meltdown NEWS: Tony Abbott’s ‘direct action’ policy could fail to pass Senate, leaving country’s carbon cutting plans in limbo
Mar 4, 2014 ScienceAustralia in 2013: hotter, drier and more fires Australia almost a degree hotter than it was in 1910, says Bureau of Meteorology, as government tries to repeal climate laws
Feb 28, 2014 PoliticsAustralia climate cuts “insulting sovereignty of other countries” Chair of UK Climate Change Committee says Australian climate change backtracking “lets down whole British tradition”
Feb 18, 2014 ScienceAustralian cities already hotter than 2030 forecasts In Adelaide, Melbourne and Canberra, number of extremely hot days already exceed scientists’ projections for 2030
Feb 13, 2014 NewsAustralian MPs receive climate change-themed Valentine’s Day cards Activists delivered roses and cards to the Australian Parliament this morning, asking MPs to “be the one” for climate action
Jan 3, 2014 ScienceAustralia’s scorcher: why was 2013 so hot? Last year was Australia’s hottest since records began. Graphs from the Bureau of Meteorology show how the temperature’s rising
Jan 3, 2014 NewsAbbott urged to rethink climate policies after Australia’s hottest year Friday’s top 5: Australian PM urged to keep carbon pricing, Chinese icebreaker struggles in Antarctic ice, and Ford displays new solar electric car
Dec 18, 2013 NewsTony Abbott could scrap Australia’s renewables target Wednesday’s top 5: Australia says clean energy target could be scrapped, Chevron accused of breaking environmental laws, UK opened for fracking
Oct 31, 2013 PoliticsAustralia should adopt ‘25% emissions reduction target’ Report calls Australia’s 5% target inadequate but government has refused further funding to increase this
Oct 23, 2013 NewsDubai diversifies energy supply with first solar plant Morning summary: Dubai switches on first solar plant; Tony Abbott has dig at UN climate chief; and Chinese city closes schools due to air pollution
Sep 30, 2013 CommentComment: IPCC will show Australia that physics trumps politics IPCC won’t turn Abbott into an environmentalist, but its impact will endure beyond the Coalition, says Erwin Jackson of Australia’s Climate Institute
Sep 24, 2013 PoliticsAustralia Climate Commission starts fightback against Abbott cuts Climate Commission is resurrected as independent body as Australian PM begins regressive action on climate change
Sep 9, 2013 CommentDirect Action: should we give Tony Abbott’s climate plan a chance? Anthony Hobley from Norton Rose Fulbright asks if the new Coalition’s Direct Action Plan is an end to Climate Action or simply a case of clever re-branding?
Sep 5, 2013 PoliticsAustralia emissions could rise by 9% if Tony Abbott is elected Proposed cuts to green policies by opposition could increase emissions by as much as 45% by 2050 says Climate Institute
Sep 3, 2013 NewsKevin Rudd: Australia opposition “walking away” from climate change Morning summary: opposition leader Tony Abbott says he will not increase funding to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions