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US 'climategate' scientist cleared

04 Feb 2010, 2:34PM

Allegations of research improprieties relating to leaked emails on global warming against a leading climate scientist have been dismissed by an internal inquiry. Read more

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Analysis queries coalition climate plan

04 Feb 2010, 10:35AM

The government is set to release an analysis showing the coalition's new climate action policy will cause greenhouse gas emissions to rise 13 per cent by 2020. Read more

Himalaya glacier error damages UN panel

The Himalayan glaciers (Getty Images)

03 Feb 2010, 5:01PM

The embattled chief of the UN climate change panel has admitted that a mistake in a landmark 2007 report had damaged the body's credibility. Read more

SBS investigates climate issues

05 Jan 2010, 12:00AM

SBS investigates how people around the world are dealing with global warming. Read more

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How does the ETS work?

16 Nov 2009, 2:05PM

With so much debate about the federal government's Emission Trading Scheme, we take a look at how it actually works. Read more

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Blanchett, Caton in new climate ads

29 May 2011, 10:17AM

Australian actors Cate Blanchett and Michael Caton are part of a new television advertising campaign that calls on the public to "Say Yes" to cutting carbon pollution.
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Renewables: Is Australia falling behind?

26 Apr 2011, 1:00PM

Experts claim Australia is lagging behind on renewables compared to many other developed countries. What's in the planning? Read more

Definition debate ramps up over climate

06 Mar 2011, 3:58PM

With Julia Gillard in the United States, Acting Prime Minister Wayne Swan steps up to the plate to defend Labor's plan to price carbon - a move he insists is not actually a new tax.
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At-a-glance: Nuclear power - Cure or curse?

01 Dec 2010, 12:00AM

Is nuclear power more practical and sustainable than other alternatives? What are the costs of going nuclear, for your health, budget and safety in an increasingly unsafe world? Read more

Carbon tax no certainty: Crean

Minister for Regional Australia Simon Crean says the decision to put a carbon tax back on the table does not mean it's a done deal. (AAP)

03 Oct 2010, 2:42PM

A senior federal government MP has insisted that a carbon tax is by no means a done deal, in a move that could threaten the alliance between Labor and the Australian Greens.
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Germans put sunny Australia in the shade

Solar panels (AAP)

26 Mar 2010, 3:59PM

Germany may be a cloudy country - but it has 50 times as much solar power as sunny Australia.

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UK bans nursery rhyme climate ads

18 Mar 2010, 11:06AM

Britain's advertising watchdog has banned two government adverts for overstating the threat from climate change using 'Jack and Jill' and 'Rub-a dub dub'. Read more

Australia 'could cut quarter of emissions'

16 Mar 2010, 1:56PM

Both major parties have latched onto a new climate change study, insisting the analysis supports their approach to reducing emissions. Read more

Methane bubbles stir Arctic warming fears

The Arctic Tundra (Reuters)

05 Mar 2010, 10:10AM

Large amounts of a powerful greenhouse gas are bubbling up from a long-frozen seabed north of Siberia, raising fears of far bigger leaks that could stoke global warming. Read more

Aussie beaches 'at risk' from climate change

19 Feb 2010, 7:47PM

Iconic Australian beaches such as Bondi in Sydney and Bells Beach in Victoria are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, environmental scientist Tim Flannery says. Read more