A forest in Kalimantan after land-clearing fires last year. Picture: AFP
BOTH rich and poor nations must commit to slashing greenhouse gas emissions if the world wants to solve global warming, Australia Trade ...
La Nina revives land of flooding rains
Greg Roberts and Brendan O'Keefe THE drought-breaking La Nina weather pattern has finally kicked in, bringing flooding rains along the eastern coast.
Global warming to burn Aussie farmers
Siobhain Ryan AUSTRALIAN farmers are likely to be among the hardest hit in the world from climate change, losing up to a 10th of their production to g...
Climate toll starts to soar
Greg Roberts Global warming is already having an effect on our most vulnerable species: birds
Bali gabfest funny if not so vital
Environment writer Matthew Warren and Jakarta correspondent Stephen Fitzpatrick What a difference a day makes when you're debating global warming
China willing to give ground on emissions
Stephen Fitzpatrick, Nusa Dua, Bali CHINA is emerging as a can-do power at the UN climate change conference, making significant concessions towards a road map for the post-...
PM rules out large cuts in emissions
Matthew Warren and Patricia Karvelas KEVIN Rudd has ruled out support for deep cuts to carbon emissions expressed by Australia's official delegation to the Bali climate chan...
Water tanks are back
Siobhain Ryan THE rainwater tank, once as common as the Hills Hoist, is making a comeback.
Developed world offering 'just talk'
Stephen Fitzpatrick, Nusa Dua, Bali THE head of Indonesia's delegation to the UN climate change conference has attacked developed nations, including Australia, for offering...
Rudd to bridge China-West climate gap
Matthew Franklin and Stephen Fitzpatrick KEVIN Rudd has assured Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao he is willing to act as a climate intermediary between China and the developed world.
Garrett won't pulp mill plan
ENVIRONMENT Minister Peter Garrett has made it clear he will not be overturning the decision of his predecessor Malcolm Turnbull to appr...
Adelaide go-ahead for $1bn desal plant
John Wiseman A $1.1 billion desalination plant is to be built in Adelaide by 2012 to supply the city with 50 gigalitres of water annually.
UN chief warns of water wars
A STRUGGLE by nations to secure sources of clean water will be "potent fuel" for war, the first Asia-Pacific Water Summit has heard.
Rudd caught in Kyoto split
Matthew Warren and Stephen Fitzpatrick DEEPENING divisions among developed countries over climate change policy threaten to derail the Bali climate talks.
We'll beat Kyoto target
Matthew Warren, Environment writer AUSTRALIA has a good chance of reining in the projected blowout in its Kyoto target, thanks to a range of Labor policies set to kick in ...
Rudd's warm Kyoto reception
Matthew Franklin and Siobhain Ryan KEVIN Rudd has ratified the Kyoto Protocol as the first formal act of his Government, ending Australia's international isolation.
Signature wins wild applause in Bali
Stephen Fitzpatrick and Matthew Warren AUSTRALIA left the US as the lone hold-out against joining the Kyoto Protocol yesterday after Kevin Rudd signed instruments to ratify th...
PM Rudd's first act: ratifying Kyoto
Sid Marris KEVIN Rudd has ratified the Kyoto Protocol as the first formal act of his Labor Government.
