Fossil Fuels

Environment

Crunch time at COP 29 requires a new deal

Dubbed the ‘Finance COP’, the 29th meeting of the Conference of the Parties needs to set a positive vision matched with capital and action to meet sustainability goals

Environment

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Opinion

Our deadly commitment to fossil fuels just keeps going

The government’s new gas strategy not only continues the extraction of carbon in the form of methane, but expands it

Environment

COP28 wrap up: Some positives but fossil fuel phase out remains elusive

PhD students working in climate-related research give their reflections on the COP28 climate change conference

Sciences & Technology

Our health is compromised by our global fossil fuel addiction

Climate change is affecting the health of people around the world; transitioning to net-zero emissions could be the greatest health opportunity this century

Sciences & Technology

Nature restoration no substitute for cutting fossil fuels

While restoring ecosystems is crucial for planetary health, it’s no substitute for preventing emissions from fossil fuels

Environment

Creating clean transport fuels from waste

By extracting biofuel from agricultural and urban waste, researchers hope to create a low-cost, zero emission transport fuel for the future

Business & Economics

Oil wars, petrol prices and COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic and global oil price wars are having an economic impact worldwide, but one consequence is lower fuel prices at Australian petrol pumps for the foreseeable future

Environment

Climate change in court

A recent court ruling could signal a new direction for Australian climate law after the appropriateness of a proposed fossil fuel development was put on trial

Sciences & Technology

What you need to know about nitrogen pollution

Could a new measurement more accurately identify places at risk of damaging levels of nitrogen?

Environment

How to prevent cities from drying up

The South African city of Cape Town, home to more than four million people, is set to run out of water in a matter of weeks. It is a crisis that threatens to be repeated globally.