Wind and solar plants will soon be cheaper than coal in all big markets around world, analysis finds
by Report raises fresh doubt about viability of Australia’s thermal coal export industry
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414 million pieces of plastic found on remote island group in Indian Ocean
Debris on Cocos (Keeling) Islands was mostly bottles, cutlery, bags and straws, but also included 977,000 shoes, study says
Leaked UN draft report warns of urgent need to cut global warming
IPCC says ‘rapid and far-reaching’ measures required to combat climate change
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Great Barrier Reef: 30% of coral died in ‘catastrophic’ 2016 heatwave
Report chronicles ‘mass mortality’, the extent and severity of which has shocked scientists
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A life in quotes: Ursula K. Le Guin
The award-winning fantasy and science fiction author on politics, death, writing and gender
• News report: Ursula K Le Guin dies at 88
30,000 guns handed in during Australia’s second firearm amnesty
NSW Greens MP questions effectiveness of amnesty, saying it doesn’t balance out number of guns imported into Australia
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The idea that climate scientists are in it for the cash has deep ideological roots
Author and academic Nancy MacLean says cynicism about the motives of public servants, including government-backed climate scientists, can be traced to a group of neoliberals and their ‘toxic’ ideas
Paris agreement’s 1.5C target ‘only way’ to save coral reefs, Unesco says
First global assessment of climate change impact on world heritage-listed reefs says local efforts are ‘no longer sufficient’
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Drew Hutton, how he galvanised the Greens and his unlikely alliance with Alan Jones
Hutton cited health issues when he announced his decision to quit as president of the anti-mining group Lock the Gate
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It’s way past time to speak truth to climate arguments this stupid
It’s clearer than ever the economic interests Trump claims to defend can only be served by acting on global warming