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National Affairs
Irresistible force meets immovable object
John Quiggin
22 December 2023
The cost of renewable energy is falling so steeply that even the toughest fossil fuel lobbies will eventually buckle
Correspondents
Big deal in Dubai
Michael Jacobs
1 December 2023
UAE deal-maker Ahmed Al Jaber has kicked off this year’s climate talks with a historic coup
National Affairs
Half empty and half full?
Tim Colebatch
6 October 2023
The International Energy Agency brings news, good and bad, on climate
Books & Arts
Russia’s war with the future
Jon Richardson
4 July 2023
Underlying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are existential fears of democracy, diversity, sustainability and the decline of patriarchy
National Affairs
Time to get out of the slow lane
John Quiggin
20 April 2023
Labor’s electric vehicle strategy won’t quickly reverse Australia’s laggard status. But the news isn’t all bad
National Affairs
Have we reached electricity’s carbon-free tipping point?
John Quiggin
9 March 2023
Despite Russia’s war in Ukraine, and despite China’s investment in coal, the signs are encouraging
International
Tack to the future?
Christiaan De Beukelaer
8 February 2023
A new generation of sailing vessels is highlighting the challenge of reducing shipping emissions
Essays & Reportage
Timor gaps
Hamish McDonald
8 December 2022
Labor’s decision to drop the prosecution of Bernard Collaery leaves key questions unresolved
Correspondents
Agreement by ordeal
Michael Jacobs
22 November 2022
Nearly forty hours behind schedule, a final climate compromise was reached in Sharm el-Sheikh. But important action was going on elsewhere too
Books & Arts
Electric ambition
Jock Given
25 January 2022
Elon Musk has cast a spell across global business and investment. Someone needed to
Correspondents
Glasgow kiss
Michael Jacobs
15 November 2021
Is it finally the end of the line for fossil fuels? Our correspondent’s Glasgow COP26 wrap-up
Correspondents
Closing the Glasgow gap
Michael Jacobs
4 November 2021
With the national leaders departing, the climate talks are commencing in earnest. And the optimists see grounds for hope
Essays & Reportage
Atlassian shrugged
Hamish McDonald
29 October 2021
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes is using his wealth to shake up Australian business and politics
Correspondents
The Glasgow paradox
Michael Jacobs
27 October 2021
What exactly is up for negotiation at next week’s COP26 conference?
National Affairs
Taking the pain out of the carbon transition
Mike Steketee
20 October 2021
The Nationals say they’re worried about jobs — but we know from experience how to handle the move away from fossil fuel–based employment
National Affairs
Getting from here to net zero
Tim Colebatch
20 October 2021
As Australia continues to dodge, the International Energy Agency issues a blueprint for action
National Affairs
Matt Kean’s electric vehicle diplomacy
Giles Parkinson
6 October 2021
Has the NSW environment minister changed the new premier’s mind about climate?
National Affairs
Covid’s message for carbon reduction
John Quiggin
26 August 2021
The road to reduced emissions is clear
National Affairs
Caught in the headlights
Tristan Edis
23 July 2021
On climate, Barnaby Joyce is a speed bump about to be run over by a monster truck
National Affairs
Finkel’s road to zero
John Quiggin
6 April 2021
The former chief scientist shows the Coalition how it can shift on climate
Essays & Reportage
Up, up and away?
Nicole Hasham
27 March 2021
It’s been a long road for hydrogen, but its time might finally have arrived
National Affairs
Go hard, go early, go renewables
Tim Colebatch
3 March 2021
Ever the optimist, Ross Garnaut has a plan for Australia’s economic future
National Affairs
What Texas’s blackouts tell us about Australia’s energy market
John Quiggin
22 February 2021
Power failures in the United States highlight system problems half a world away
International
East Timorese politics in flux
Michael Leach
19 February 2021
Shifting alliances have created an opportunity for the East Timorese government to map out a long-term strategy
National Affairs
Labor’s unlikely climate saviour
Tristan Edis
27 November 2020
Has the NSW Coalition provided a winning formula for Anthony Albanese and his colleagues?
National Affairs
On coal, oil and gas, Australia is becoming more isolated
John Quiggin
16 November 2020
And that creates an opportunity for Labor
National Affairs
Too cheap to meter
John Quiggin
19 October 2020
Ultra-low interest rates have fundamentally changed the arithmetic of renewable energy
National Affairs
Putting the heat on polluting businesses
Peter Mares
13 October 2020
Has BlackRock upped the ante for investor action on climate change?
National Affairs
Left in the lurch by Xi Jinping?
John Quiggin
6 October 2020
Australia’s coal enthusiasts pinned their hopes on Chinese purchases that are looking increasingly unlikely
National Affairs
Roadmap to nowhere
Tristan Edis
2 October 2020
By 2030, according to the government’s own figures, Australia will have spent three decades making almost no progress in reducing emissions
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