Dr Shanta Barley,Chief Climate Scientist,Fortescue,at the Climate Integrity Summit.

Australians are being misled by ‘dodgy’ offsets,say Fortescue

The iron ore giant says the public is being misled into believing that low-quality carbon offset schemes will lead to net zero,despite evidence that only reducing fossil fuels will work.

  • Michael Bachelard

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The industry group representing property owners has expressed concern about the integrity of the carbon offset market.

One hundred ‘carbon-neutral’ corporates quit government scheme over integrity concerns

Mounting doubts that carbon offsets may not stand up to scrutiny have driven an exodus from the federal government-managed system.

  • Michael Bachelard
Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill speaking at the Melbourne Townhall.

Higher gas bills on east coast now unavoidable,warns Woodside

Energy giant Woodside says consumers are headed for a blowout in gas bills after years of drilling bans have left Victoria and NSW in a perilous position.

  • Nick Toscano
SMH:Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Press Conference at Sydney Jewish Museum on the day Wollahra was attacked with anti-semitic graffiti and car bombing. PM with Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek.

Weeks after Plibersek clash,Albanese under pressure from own MPs to pass stalled bill

The prime minister intervened on negotiations between the environment minister and the Greens in December,leading to criticism that he had caved to mining interests.

  • Paul Sakkal

This could be the year voters get their priorities wrong

A protest vote on the cost of living will achieve little. The best election outcome would be a minority government dependent on the support of those who get the urgency of climate action.

  • Ross Gittins
Rescue workers pull a small boat in the village of Guipry Messac,western France,after the Storm Herminia has unleashed downpours on the region.

Residents rescued from ‘worst flooding in 40 years’ as Herminia hits France

In Brittany,Residents have been told to expect waters to rise to 1.5 metres inside their homes.

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Coal power is becoming increasingly unreliable in Australia as generators age.

Ageing coal generator fleet spells trouble for power outages

The Climate Council says coal outages are primary drivers of power shortage warnings,particularly in summer,and have contributed to some of the largest power price spikes along the eastern seaboard

  • Bianca Hall
Joanna Partyka,Gerard Mazza,Matilda Rose,Emil Davey and Tahlia Stolarski outside Perth Magistrates Court following the hearing on Tuesday.

Activists who targeted Woodside boss’ Perth home plead guilty as police abandon conspiracy claim

Four climate protesters who targeted the home of Woodside boss Meg O’Neill have each pleaded guilty to attempted trespass and attempted unlawful damage over the incident,which was filmed by an ABC crew.

  • Jesinta Burton
Penny Nelson recently bought a Toyota Rav 4 hybrid vehicle.

They’re cleaner and greener,so why won’t the government give hybrids tax breaks?

Australians bought 172,696 traditional hybrids – which have a diesel or petrol engine as well as an electric motor – last year,up 76 per cent on 2023.

  • Mike Foley
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese are at odds over the country’s energy future.

The public agrees on climate,so why can’t our politicians?

A remarkable degree of public consensus has developed over the past few years. If only our major parties could agree.

  • Stephen Grenville