Our fragile world is being hammered by one crisis after another. It’s about to get worse

Our fragile world is being hammered by one crisis after another. It’s about to get worse

A war-induced oil shock is bad,but a supercharged version of a familiar climate pattern could add to the misery.

  • byNick O'Malley

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Humanity’s endangered,so let’s take a tip from the penguins

Humanity’s endangered,so let’s take a tip from the penguins

In 500 years from now,what will they say about us? Did we dare to choose courage over silence?

  • byNatalie Kyriacou
Andrea lives in a simple home in central Sydney. She was quoted $19,000 to insure it

Andrea lives in a simple home in central Sydney. She was quoted $19,000 to insure it

In a sign of how insurance companies are slashing their appetite for climate risk,even homes that have never been flooded are becoming hard to insure.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
The day it dawned on me:David Attenborough is the world’s most-loved man

The day it dawned on me:David Attenborough is the world’s most-loved man

He’s turning 100 and we’ve been friends for 40 of those years. I never laugh as much as when I’m in his company.

  • byTim Flannery
A crying glacier and a shivering ice shelf:A beautiful,tragic story

A crying glacier and a shivering ice shelf:A beautiful,tragic story

What scientists saw in Antarctica this summer could affect the weather everywhere from Cairns to Cannes.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
In a time of big shocks,Australians want bigger answers

In a time of big shocks,Australians want bigger answers

Our research has found that people are pragmatic,especially about their energy choices. Politicians are the ones lagging.

  • byRebecca Huntley
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This ‘energy crisis’ is fixable. We already have the answers

This ‘energy crisis’ is fixable. We already have the answers

Australia stands at a crossroads. But a more secure,competitive and prosperous future is possible.

  • byChristiana Figueres
Rudd calls to harness ‘physical terror’ of fuel shortages to push renewables

Rudd calls to harness ‘physical terror’ of fuel shortages to push renewables

In the first public comments by Kevin Rudd since leaving the post of US ambassador,the former prime minister said the war in the Middle East presented an opportunity for the federal government.

  • byBianca Hall andNick O'Malley
Fiji is an odd place to try to solve Australia’s waste crisis – and the locals are not happy

Fiji is an odd place to try to solve Australia’s waste crisis – and the locals are not happy

Modern waste-to-energy plants are cleaner and greener than their predecessors,so why are so many Australians opposed to them?

  • byNick O'Malley
Lack of chargers stalls grand plans for electric cars

Lack of chargers stalls grand plans for electric cars

The growing EV charging industry is battling with the old energy giants for control of a new source of revenue.

  • byNick O'Malley
Good luck finding a charging station for your EV

Good luck finding a charging station for your EV

EVs have suddenly become Australia’s most sought-after vehicle,but the infrastructure to support them is lagging.

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