Climate & Energy

7+ hour, 59+ min ago   (1187+ words) Leah Stokes speaks to the Star about her new book, heat pumps, why energy should be cheaper and the AI versus climate debate. Leah Stokes is a Canadian political scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and one of…...

11+ hour, 53+ min ago   (201+ words) News On AIR Play Audio Evening News News On AIR | February 18, 2026 8:55 PM Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hails India as key innovator in addressing climate change Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hailed India as a key…...

16+ hour, 43+ min ago   (261+ words) US energy secretary tells G20 ministers in Houston that fossil fuel abundance will offset short-term pain, as the Iran war lifts pump prices worldwide. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told energy ministers from the G20 gathered in Houston this month that the United…...

12+ hour, 8+ min ago   (200+ words) Finally, the Alberta Forest Products Association conference kicks-off today in Jasper. Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor The future of New Brunswick’s Nackawic pulp mill is in doubt, as the province says AV Group may be “tapping out”. In related…...

13+ hour, 22+ min ago   (606+ words) European Union countries have backed changes to the bloc’s carbon market that would preserve surplus emissions permits as protection against future price spikes. EU ambassadors agreed on Wednesday to stop cancelling excess CO2 allowances held in the Emissions Trading System’s Market…...

14+ hour, 30+ min ago   (389+ words) A temporary change to the market stability reserve could give energy-intensive companies more protection as Europe responds to rising fuel costs. European Union countries have agreed on changes to the emissions trading system to reduce the risk of sharp spikes…...

16+ hour, 24+ min ago   (624+ words) Several measures were previously introduced or supported by Coalition, prompting claim Liberals and Nationals would ‘let climate change rip’ Angus Taylor has vowed to repeal a raft of emissions reduction and renewable energy policies, including several measures supported by or…...

18+ hour, 56+ min ago   (801+ words) Pollution penalties on Australia’s big miners and energy companies would be scrapped under a Coalition plan to make carbon emission reductions voluntary and introduce a nuclear power industry. Big emitters in the energy and mining sectors would be spared from…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (359+ words) Independent Member for Kooyong, Dr Monique Ryan, has condemned the Coalition's latest climate and energy thought bubble as a reckless attempt to unwind Australia's clean energy transition, warning it would drive up household power bills, undermine our energy security and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (153+ words) Here is the LNP’s new energy eight-point plan. The Coalition’s eight priorities if it wins power Let’s go through these one at a time. In short, the LNP’s so-called resistance to the energy transition is largely symbolic and would not…...