Environment

A veteran of Britain’s central bank, Paul Fisher says climate change will have a massive impact on the global financial sector. He talks about managing the risks.

As clean-up began after South Australia’s freak storms, the federal energy minister seized the opportunity for a debate on renewables.

The body that provides government with advice on global warming is being pulled apart by politics, yet may prove more effective than ever.

Consultants paid millions by Defence helped revise chemical safety standards that could shield the department from multiple compensation claims.

The new minister for the environment and energy, Josh Frydenberg, is ready to balance his portfolios and disappoint critics on the left and right.

A potentially influential, unclaimed political constituency is lurking in our suburbs.

Government efforts to conserve the elusive – and once feared extinct – night parrot have alienated birdwatchers and divided opinion on the best way forward.

As a campaigner for green causes, Sue Higginson knew a law degree would be her most useful weapon. Now she’s at the vanguard of the fight, heading the NSW Environmental Defenders Office.

A proposed gravel mine in the hills south of Perth threatens to devastate the breeding habitat of three federally protected black cockatoo species, incensing local residents devoted to their protection.

As Australia interferes with UN reporting of threats to World Heritage sites, the Great Barrier Reef’s fate is increasingly dire if not already sealed.