'Hold the line': politicians say goodbye ahead of poll Retiring politicians have issued rallying calls to the nation to remain optimistic about the future as they bid farewell ahead of a federal election. AAP · Feb 9, 2025
Greens to call Murdoch executives before Senate inquiry into greenwashing Gas-industry sponsored series of stories presented as news on front page of News Corp newspapers The Guardian - AU · Dec 4, 2024
How can News Corp call its gas splash an ‘exclusive’ and a ‘special report’ when it’s paid for by industry? Readers led to believe a short-on-facts advertorial exhorting government to let companies extract more gas is straight news coverage The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2024
Authoritarian fossil fuel states keep hosting climate conferences – how do these regimes operate and what do they want? For the third year in a row, the United Nations Climate Change Conference will be hosted by an authoritarian state that sells fossil fuels. This week the 29th “conference of the parties”, COP29, is being held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It follows COP28 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates last year… The Conversation · Nov 11, 2024
Climate-threatened Pacific Islands criticize Australia at Commonwealth meeting Several Pacific island nations singled out Australia to do more to phase out fossil fuel exports during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which opened in Samoa on Thursday The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024
Nuclear power plan 'economic insanity', treasurer says Jim Chalmers has lashed out at opposition plans to build nuclear reactors, ahead of a major speech by Peter Dutton outlining the proposal. AAP · Sep 22, 2024
Diesel will fuel the Hunter Power Project at Kurri for longer Move to run Hunter Power Project on diesel for 1100 hours. Newcastle Herald · Sep 19, 2024
The Coalition has turned its renewable energy denial into a nuclear roadmap to nowhere. It’s exhausting The opposition has still produced nothing to back up its widely disputed claim that Australia could have an operational nuclear industry before the 2040s The Guardian - AU · Aug 20, 2024
Dug up in Australia, burned around the world – exporting fossil fuels undermines climate targets Australia is one of the world’s largest exporters of fossil fuels. While this coal and gas is burned beyond our borders, the climate-warming carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions affect us all. The Conversation · Aug 11, 2024
‘This used to be a beautiful place’: how the US became the world’s biggest fossil fuel state No country has ever in history produced as much oil and gas as the US does now and Louisiana is ground zero The Guardian - US · Jul 24, 2024
Peter Dutton has reignited Australia’s climate wars. We factcheck the major claims Climate experts say his position is a promise to break with what was agreed in the French capital. But it’s much more complicated than that The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2024
Supreme court ruling delays climate litigation big oil has sought to thwart Court seeks Biden administration’s view as fossil fuel industry fights to avoid trial in lawsuits The Guardian - US · Jun 10, 2024
Channel Ten running ‘premium’ ads for gas lobby that appear to be part of news bulletin, senators told Exclusive: Network sources say headlines replaced by sponsored segments from gas lobbyists but ‘made to look exactly the same’ as news The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2024
Nuclear subs are coming to Australia. Now the Coalition wants reactors, too. We’re not ready for it For decades, Australia has exported uranium – but not used it, other than in the Lucas Heights research reactor. But change is coming. The Conversation · May 17, 2024
The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2024 Jim Chalmers claims there won’t be ‘any new money’ for gas in budget as Labor faces caucus revolt Albanese government has already telegraphed budget will include $566m over 10 years to map Australia’s soil and seabed for gasfield exploration and $100m to speed up environmental approvals
The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2024 Labor’s strategy is to reduce emissions from gas – but not if that means doing anything to cut its use The plan announced on Thursday offers the gas industry – and Western Australia in particular – everything it could want
The Guardian - US · Feb 7, 2024 Joe Biden just did the rarest thing in US politics: he stood up to the oil industry The Biden administration suspended new permits for natural gas terminals. Can we see more of this kind of backbone?
The Guardian - AU · Dec 31, 2023 Sliding doors: cabinet papers reveal how close Coalition came to endorsing emissions trading in 2003 The Howard government drafted a statement declaring its support for an emissions trading scheme before abruptly changing course
The Hindu · Dec 28, 2023 Rajasthan announces Ujjwala Yojana’s LPG cylinder supply at ₹450 Rajasthan BJP govt. announces supply of LPG cylinders to Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries at ₹450 each, benefiting 76 lakh BPL families.
The Hindu · Dec 21, 2023 All schemes of the previous government will continue, Madhya Pradesh CM says Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that all schemes of his predecessor, Shivraj Singh Chouhan would be continued by his government.
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023 New, stronger climate proposal released at COP28, but doesn't quite call for fossil fuel phase-out Official provide a somewhat stronger and revamped proposal that calls for an eventual end to fossil fuel use to negotiators at the United Nations-led climate summit known as COP28
Reason · Dec 11, 2023 Is Climate Change Going Back to the Supreme Court? (Minnesota Edition) [UPDATED] The justices are considering whether to grant certiorari in Minnesota's lawsuit against energy companies.
International Business Times · Dec 10, 2023 'Urgency Of Action': Pressure Grows For COP28 Climate Deal UN climate talks negotiators were under growing pressure on Sunday as the deadline nears to strike a new global deal aimed at keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2023 Why is the phase-out of fossil fuels the biggest flashpoint at Cop28? The issue dominating the climate talks may appear to be a simple scientific one but is in fact complex and deeply political
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023 After day of rest at climate summit, COP28 negotiators turn back to fossil fuels The United Nations climate conference is opening its final week with negotiators expected to zoom in on the future of fossil fuels on a dangerously warming planet