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Adam Morton

Adam Morton

The Guardian

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Present Tense How do we define climate responsibility? Woodside has no answer

Australia’s south-west is suffering through a historic dry stretch. Perth had the lowest rainfall on record in the six months to March, and trees in...

30.04.2024 10

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Present Tense Albanese’s promised clean economy act has been a long time coming, but it’s the right place to start

It’s taken a while to get here, but Anthony Albanese is on the verge of promising what some economists and most clean energy advocates have been...

16.04.2024 10

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Present Tense A big week for climate policy in Australia: what happened and what to make of it

The news cycle moves fast. There was a cascade of climate news as the country slowed down for Easter last week. Here’s some of what you might have...

03.04.2024 20

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Present Tense EVs are still too expensive for most Australians – so why are some carmakers and the Coalition standing in the way?

The number of electric vehicles sold in Australia is increasing, but let’s be blunt: battery power cars are still unattainable for most people. Most...

06.03.2024 30

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Present Tense The public wants clean energy – but this is Australia, where the climate wars never die

The last federal election was less than two years ago but the caravan moves on quickly. With politics dominated by cost-of-living concerns and daily...

20.02.2024 20

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Present Tense It’s climate Christmas! But data dump shows Australia has a long way to go on emissions

The wonks call it climate Christmas – the dump of Australian climate change information from the federal government that happens shortly before the...

01.12.2023 10

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Present Tense From China’s emissions to Australia’s offshore windfarms, things are moving on climate – some even in the right direction

If you’re searching for some hope on the climate crisis before the Cop28 UN meeting in Dubai this month, try this: China may be changing direction...

17.11.2023 30

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Present Tense Will the Earth breach its 1.5C guardrail sooner than we thought?

People tend to notice when James Hansen speaks, and with good reason. Sometimes described as the godfather of climate science, Hansen came to global...

18.10.2023 30

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Present Tense Global heat is now ‘gobsmackingly bananas’, but there’s hope humanity can limit the climate damage

“Absolutely gobsmackingly bananas” is not standard scientific language, but these are not standard times, scientifically. New data shows average...

05.10.2023 100

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The push for nuclear energy in Australia is driven by delay and denial, not evidence

T he vague, ideological push for nuclear energy backed by the Coalition, News Corp and given legitimacy this week on the ABC’s Q A should be treated...

20.09.2023 4

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Approving new coalmines while pledging climate action is an untenable position – and the Albanese government knows it

Fifteen months into the life of the Albanese government, a pattern has emerged in how it deals with new and expanding coalmine developments. Decisions...

07.09.2023 30

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