In New York during United Nations climate week, Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen described the ‘enormous’ task Australia faced in moving industry towards decarbonisation. The new government’s proposed National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) is …
In July, CIA Director William Burns gave a 45-minute interview at the Aspen Security Forum. Only at the very end, following questions about the Russia–Ukraine war, China, Taiwan, Iran and Afghanistan, was Burns asked what …
Coal accounted for half the growth in global power generation last year, and further increases are likely this year as European nations restart mothballed coal-fired power stations. For the first time since 2013, the increase …
Despite the inevitably heavy redactions, the Department of Defence’s brief for the incoming government makes for interesting reading, including its section on climate change. The briefing, released under freedom of information laws, acknowledges that Defence’s …
Climate change has been, and will continue to be, a persistent and growing challenge for many parts of the world. Over recent weeks there has been a steady flow of striking imagery of the impacts …
