Global warming
Profits of rage: Don’t bank on earnings dissent changing anything
There is not much greater obscenity than the announcement of a $10 billion profit by an Australian bank, followed by the news that its executives have seen their pay packets soar.
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Sweden’s bold plan to build a new ‘city’ out of wood
The southern suburbs of Stockholm are about to become a beacon of wooden architecture on a global scale.
- by Rob Harris
Coral bleaching alert for Great Barrier Reef as hot summer looms
This summer is forecast to be hot and dry, raising the risk of marine heatwaves that drive coral bleaching and biodiversity losses in the Great Barrier Reef.
- by Mike Foley
Opinion
Europe
We used to laugh at the northern hemisphere’s ‘summer’. Not any more
The hellscape of southern Europe’s summer has got people rethinking where they will take their holidays.
- by Lee Tulloch
Labor accused of propping up gas projects with carbon pollution permits
The government says its bill is needed to regulate international trade and storage of carbon pollution, while the Greens say it throws a lifeline to gas projects.
- by Mike Foley
Brisbane burns with envy as Sydney sizzles its way into record books
It might have felt unseasonably warm in Brisbane lately, but Sydney is the city breaking July weather records.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Antarctica is missing sea ice and scientists don’t know why
CSIRO Fellow and Research Team Leader Dr Steve Rintoul said while there is some annual variation in ice coverage, this year’s records are the lowest in the 40 years since records started.
- by Laura Chung
Australia gains reprieve on threat to Great Barrier Reef World Heritage status
UNESCO says Australia’s upgraded climate and environmental commitments mean the Great Barrier Reef should retain its World Heritage status – at least for the next year.
- by Mike Foley
‘Climate emergency’: Minns must stop dragging his heels in transition to renewables
When it comes to climate change, there is no time for complacency. The cost to our children’s future and our planet is too great to ignore.
The planet is getting hotter, and so are your letters on the subject
While the planet continues to heat up, readers voice their concerns about those in power ignoring the threat of climate change by sticking their “heads in the sand”.
Record July heat prompts dire warning: Act now ‘or we all scorch and fry’
The warmest temperatures for tens of thousands of years are prompting yet more calls from experts for urgent action on climate.
- by Nick O'Malley