The great,great-grandson of the Australian artist,himself an art expert,praised the use of the iconic painting to protest controversial gas project plans.
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber’s appointment is the first time a serving oil boss has taken over the presidency of the summit.
Despite the cooling effect of La Nina,atmospheric and ocean temperatures have risen rapidly,contributing to disasters around the world last year.
The Australian arm of climate activist group Extinction Rebellion says it will protest harder,despite the British wing’s plans to tone down its tactics.
With the pipeline of new coal plants around the world slows to a trickle,plans are now being developed to kill off the existing fleet. Its legacy of emissions won’t fade so easily.
The federal government has kicked off a process to make large Australian companies report on the risks they are facing from climate change. Is corporate Australia ready?
Cold weather and energy shortfalls prompted the UK to warm up its coal-fired generators,which were due to be shut down three months ago.
Glencore plans to close 12 coal mines in the next 12 years to meet its emissions reductions targets. It can do that without making a dent in its profits.
The State of the Climate report contains dire warnings for Australia,with more droughts,heatwaves and bushfires on the cards,studded with heavier bursts of flooding rain.
Australia’s bid to host the 2026 climate talks with Pacific Nations is looking strong but it will now also have Turkey to beat.
Chris Bowen met with his China counterpart in Egypt for the first ministerial level meeting between Australia and China in five years. Negotiations dragged into the night.