This Month
Booker winner’s protest shows the new perils of arts sponsorship
Richard Flanagan said he’d only accept the Baillie Gifford Prize when the sponsor divested fossil fuels. It helps explain why “artwashing” corporates are moving to less controversial sponsorships.
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- Michael Bailey
November
Emissions fell at one-fifth rate needed to achieve 2030 target: CCA
Emissions fell by 20 per cent of the 15 million tonnes the Climate Change Authority says is needed to achieve Australia’s 2030 emissions reduction target.
- Ronald Mizen
Why this entrepreneur does tech differently
From food to climate, innovators saw problems in the tech sector and took action to make things right.
- Christopher Niesche
Coal miners halt climate fund donations citing lack of projects
Australia’s cashed-up coal miners have put the brakes on contributions to an industry decarbonisation fund and the decision will be reviewed “periodically”.
- Peter Ker
Why no one is turning up to this year’s climate summit
COP29 is meant to land a $US1 trillion deal to fund poor nations’ fight against climate change. But political and business leaders are a widespread no-show.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Pressure on other countries to lead on climate after Trump win
Experts say Trump’s election means countries will need to engage with US businesses and states to ensure the energy transition continues.
- Hannah Wootton
Private jet use jumps – and so do emissions (even to a climate summit)
A peer-reviewed study has found carbon emissions have risen almost 50 per cent in four years, and wealthy Australians are disproportionately represented.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Japanese giant Mizuho takes $30m stake in green advisory firm
Australian-founded investment bank and consultancy Pollination focuses on financing the transition from fossil fuels and already counts ANZ as an investor.
- Primrose Riordan
October
Spanish floods kill 95 as extreme weather keeps coming
Highway pile-ups and submerged farmland caused chaos in Valencia as a storm – mostly likely caused by climate change – dumped a year’s worth of rain in eight hours.
- Andrei Khalip
New climate findings bad news for Aussie snow bunnies
Years of high-quality, deep snow cover across Australian alpine regions are becoming rare.
- Tom Rabe
Australians can expect more hot days, more often
Australians are in for longer, hotter heatwaves this century, and greater risk of dangerous fires.
- Tom Rabe
Climate change is killing buildings in slow motion
It’s not just the brute impact of wind, flood and hail; there’s also the insidious, ongoing creep of damage to infrastructure that’s triggered by changing climates.
- Patrick Sisson
- Community Engagement
- Energy Awards
The microgrid delivering energy resilience to bushfire-prone community
Endeavour Energy has worked with government and residents to develop an $8 million battery scheme on the NSW south coast.
- Gus McCubbing
This Aussie banker jacked it in for an Arctic journey like no other
Keith Tuffley, a former Goldman Sachs Australia boss, gave up an exec role at Citi in London to sail his schooner on a four-month voyage in the Arctic. But his adventure had a purpose, too.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Hurricane-hit Florida reels from $148b damages bill
The US state has woken up to power outages, flooding and destruction, as Kamala Harris accused rival Donald Trump of trying to politicise the devastation.
- Isabella Volmert and Darlene Superville
Insurers’ Hurricane Helene loss estimates leap to more than $20b
Private market insured loss estimates from Helene have climbed higher as insurers prepare for more devastation from Hurricane Milton.
- Alexandre Rajbhandari
Fortescue mulls whether to take $50m carbon free-kick
Andrew Forrest’s disdain for carbon offsets is clouding the company’s willingness to seize on a lucrative windfall under Australia’s new carbon credit scheme.
- Peter Ker
Naive to think Labor should have delayed Voice vote
Readers’ letters on the failed Voice referendum; home loan serviceability buffers; NDIS claims; cloud seeding; and landlord tax reform.
The storm chasers trying to save the world from drought
Everyone agrees the planet needs more water. So why is cloud-seeding so controversial?
- Jeremy Miller
September
King Charles to spotlight climate change during Australian visit
King Charles, who has undergone cancer treatment, and Queen Camilla will visit Sydney and Canberra in October.
- Andrew Tillett
