Environment
Climate change
Inside the war room where the fight against the varroa mite is raging
From an office block in rural NSW the battle to save Australia’s honey bees from destruction is being waged.
- by Laura Chung
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Opinion
Gender
Fed up with the chore wars, grumpy women are now politically dangerous
The federal government has been warned: the importance of domestic democracy in underpinning gender equality is one issue that most people agree on. Lack of action could be dangerous.
- by Kristine Ziwica
Analysis
IPCC
So you want to host a COP? How to win the UN climate talks
Australia has taken its first steps to secure the rights to co-host the UN’s key climate talks with its Pacific neighbours, but there is a long and complicated path ahead.
- by Nick O'Malley
How thunderstorms in Fiji are melting Antarctica’s glaciers
Antarctica has lost roughly 3 trillion tonnes of ice since the early 1990s, raising the question of what the world could look like as its ice retreats.
- by Laura Chung
Mangroves in need of more research to protect a key part of Kimberley culture
On Bardi country, mangroves have been a central part of life for thousands of years. Traditional Owners want more research into what makes these systems so special.
- by Peter de Kruijff
Hiding in plain sight: Scientists discover an extra 76,000 hectares of mangroves in WA
Despite access to satellite technology for decades, we are only now getting an idea of the true extent of the North West’s mangrove system.
- by Peter de Kruijff
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Energy
‘The ground has shifted’: Biden’s energy chief says climate reform is getting tougher
Jennifer Granholm, the woman charged with leading America’s energy transition, says the Biden administration is still “all in” despite new hurdles.
- by Nick O'Malley
China’s control of solar cell production a ‘global threat’, Sydney Energy Forum warned
Biden’s energy secretary Janet Granholm and International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol say allies must ramp up their own renewable supply chain deals.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Climate policy
Greens’ pitch to ditch gas signals energy as an election issue
One million households would be offered grants and zero-interest loans to help them ditch gas appliances under an electoral pledge from the Victorian Greens as pressure builds for governments to do more to reduce gas use.
- by Miki Perkins
Climate still Pacific’s biggest security threat, retired leaders say
Despite the recent geopolitical tensions over the deal signed between China and the Solomon Islands, former national leaders say climate change remains the region’s primary security threat.
- by Miki Perkins
Opinion
NSW floods
Flood events foreshadow our future, but we can and must act
Repeated flooding along the east coast this year is a portent of what lies ahead. Climate change, unchecked, will only make these events more severe and dangerous.
- by Mark Howden