Paris Agreement
Judge sides with young in first-of-its-kind US climate change trial
The ruling adds to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.
- by Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson
Latest
Opinion
Renewables
How I learnt to stop worrying and love Biden’s IRA
Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is transforming energy policy in the US and Australia needs to get with the program, fast.
- by Nick O'Malley
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
Fusion power breakthrough repeated in California lab for second time
Scientists have known for about a century that fusion powers the sun and have pursued it on Earth. Such a breakthrough could one day help curb climate change.
Editorial
Sydney councils
Rules to retain and enhance our once ‘leafy suburbs’ are welcome
Woollahra Municipal Council has passed new planning rules that require properties to have a tree canopy of up to 35 per cent.
- The Herald's View
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
The hottest July in 120,000 years. What’s in store for Australia this summer?
The scorching heatwaves in Europe, Asia and America provide a glimpse into Australia’s near future and suggest the impacts of global warming might have been underestimated.
- by Nick O'Malley and Angus Dalton
Analysis
Climate policy
Germany’s sobering lesson for Albanese on climate ambitions
The unfortunate truth for progressive leaders around the world is that populist politics is alive and kicking when it comes to efforts to decarbonise economies.
- by Rob Harris
After mammoth negotiations, the world adopts a plan to cut shipping emissions
After long days of talks, haggling and compromise, some progress was made in London as nations came together.
- by Nick O'Malley
Trade winds: Shipping is turning back to sails after a century
The world is locked in debate over the cost of cutting maritime emissions. A few key players are quietly showing how an ancient technology can do it for free.
- by Nick O'Malley
Opinion
Emissions
$300 trillion is needed to stop global warming, and that’s a bargain
As shockingly large as this number may seem, it’s minimal compared with the likely price tag for doing nothing.
- by Mark Gongloff