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The Coalition denies emissions will be higher if it wins the election. What do the facts say?

We break down the major parties’ climate claims, counter-claims and policies – and find out what the experts say

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2025

Labor says the CSIRO put a $600bn price tag on Coalition’s nuclear dreams. It’s not quite right

Number comes from the Smart Energy Council (SEC), a renewable energy industry group, almost six months before Coalition modelling

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2025

Coalition rejects treasurer’s nuclear power plant claim – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2025

China Says Wind And Solar Energy Capacity Exceeds Thermal For First Time

China's wind and solar energy capacity has surpassed that of mostly coal-powered thermal for the first time, the national energy body said Friday.

International Business Times · Apr 25, 2025

High steaks: Nats' food security plan protects farmers

The coalition has pledged to prioritise developing a food security strategy to protect farmers and ensure wholesale savings flow through to shoppers.

AAP · Apr 24, 2025

AP PHOTOS: Contestants haul heavy sacks of coal in unusual Yorkshire tradition

Contestants in Yorkshire competed on Monday in the “World Coal Carrying Championships,” racing with heavy sacks of coal on their back. Women carried 20 kilograms (44 pounds) while men carried 50kg (110 pounds) along a 1.1-kilometer (0.68-mile) course in Ossett, Yorkshire, in a uniquely British Easter tradition.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

Trump administration pauses new mine safety regulation − here’s how those rules benefit companies as well as workers

President Donald Trump’s administration has announced its intention to pause or reverse regulations on mine safety, saying it wants to loosen rules that constrain companies. But as a scholar of both engineering and public policy, with a focus on the risk of exposures to air pollutants and other safety issues,…

The Conversation · Apr 23, 2025

Is it too late to solve some of our most wicked problems? The Australia Institute won’t let us die wondering

As I begin this review sitting in a Canberra cafe, there are two blokes on the next table complaining about the present federal election campaign’s lack of substance. The complaints of one of them about the Coalition’s fuel excise cut were the first to catch my ear, but it was…

The Conversation · Apr 22, 2025

The Trump Administration Climate Plan: Red States Get Hydrogen, Blue States Don’t

In Pennsylvania, a hydrogen hub in upheaval as natural gas producer pauses involvement while four others bail on the project.

Capital & Main · Apr 21, 2025

Read, think, act: Meet three booksellers guiding people through the climate crisis

From an old coal barge in Leeds, to picturesque Shaftesbury and radical Edinburgh, UK booksellers discuss bookselling during the climate crisis.

Euronews · Apr 21, 2025