Australia at the COP 21 climate conference Paris
Latest news and comment on Australia's participation at the COP21 UN climate change conference in Paris
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Josh Frydenberg: Australia's use of coal is falling 'and that is not a bad thing'The new energy and environment minister tells Katharine Murphy the market can be trusted to cut emissions without more changes to Direct Action
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Dangerous global warming will happen sooner than thought – studyAustralian researchers say a global tracker monitoring energy use per person points to 2C warming by 2030
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Australian market looks to US rates and iron ore prices, not Paris climate dealThe Australian share market will remain under pressure on Monday due to a sliding iron ore price and an impending US interest rate decision, says CommSec
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Malcolm Turnbull lifts Abbott ban on government finance for wind powerClean Energy Finance Corporation to remain able to back wind projects as Coalition reverses ban that never came into force
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Paris climate talks: Bishop hails 'historic' day as nearly 200 countries sign dealForeign minister, who led Australia’s negotiating team, says 31-page plan setting ambitious goals to limit temperature rise offers ‘comfort’ to country
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Despite the dysfunctional international process and the imperfect national promises and the arguments over detail, the Paris agreement – setting solid expectations for the world to limit temperature rise – gives even a cynic cause for optimismParis climate deal might just be enough to start turning the tide on global warming
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What does the Paris climate agreement mean for Australia?Climate policy is no longer something that can be papered over, or worked around, or ignored, or used as a political attack weapon
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Australia belatedly joins 'coalition of ambition' at Paris climate talksForeign minister Julie Bishop responds to Twitter outrage by saying Australia has accepted an invitation after group of 100 nations held a press conference
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Westpac will not rule out investing in coal projects 'if they fit our criteria'The bank’s chairman, Lindsay Maxsted, tells annual general meeting ‘we will support coal or any industry’ and will judge each project on merit
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Climate change negotiations in Paris 'close to the finishing line', say FrenchForeign minister Laurent Fabius says end in sight during marathon talks on global agreement
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Australia wins 'fossil of the day' for Julie Bishop's coal speech at Paris climate talksForeign affairs minister earns mock award for claim that ‘coal will remain critical to promoting prosperity, growing economies and alleviating hunger for years’
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Australia warns against stripping Paris climate agreement of ambitionAfter more than 20 years of negotiations, the next 48 hours are seen as crunch time in reaching a deal to avoid dangerous temperature rise
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Australia signs up for clear carbon trading rules, hinting at policy changeSigning declaration at the Paris climate talks ‘recognises the role a carbon market might play after 2020’, foreign minister Julie Bishop says
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Australia on the spot over Adani mine and funding of Attenborough reef seriesScientist who features in BBC series says Australia’s positions on reef and coal are incompatible, but environment minister Greg Hunt fails to address contradiction at Paris screening
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Julie Bishop chided for 'joke' about rising seas flooding Marshall IslandsAustralia still has not learned not to make jokes about the impacts of climate change on its low-lying neighbours, Marshall Islands minister says at Paris talks
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Australia isolated as developed nations cancel carryover credits from KyotoFive nations announce they will not use emission reduction credits they are entitled to, and on which Australia relies to meet its 2020 targets
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Chinese solar firm says policy instability holding back Australian investmentHareon Solar executive says firm is considering a billion dollar investment in large scale solar within a year but policy stability, not subsidies, is needed
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The 'red line' issue that exposes deep divisions in the Paris climate talksCalls by the US and Australia for tougher requirements on how developing countries’ emissions are reported on and checked have met with fierce resistance
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Australia acting as a 'broker' between blocs at Paris climate talks – Greg HuntMinister predicts there is no chance developing countries will achieve aim of amending agreement’s purpose to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees
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Elon Musk calls for carbon price to halve the transition time to clean energyBusinessman and innovator says a scheme similar to the one Australia abandoned would make a huge difference in tackling climate change
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Paris diary: Planet COP 21 is a strange place but it has nothing on Planet OzInside the climate talks, even the complimentary chocolate bars carry messages of climate justice. Given Malcolm Turnbull’s challenges, it might be better to be handing them out to his ‘friends’ in the Coalition
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Australia approved coalmine because it isn't a 'neo-colonialist' power, Greg Hunt claimsEnvironment minister defends approval of Indian company Adani’s $16bn Carmichael mine, saying ‘poorest should be able to make their own decisions’
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Island nations urge Turnbull to echo Obama's climate change leadershipMarshall Islands foreign minister says he hopes Australia might soon start to take islanders’ fears of climate change as seriously as the US president
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Malcolm Turnbull pledges $1bn to help tackle climate change – videoThe prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, tells the UN summit on climate change in Paris on Monday that Australia is “inspired and energised” in the face of the challenges posed by global warming
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No more 'business as usual' for Australia as climate change hits economy for $8bnRisks around extreme weather are high for Australian companies, but there are also plenty of opportunities to benefit from the ‘business boom’
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Turnbull chalks up a symbolic victory in Paris, but may struggle to achieve moreThe move to ratify Kyoto 2 signals to the international community that Australia’s attitudes have changed, but also illustrates the bind the PM finds himself in with the Coalition party room
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Australia will ratify second stage of Kyoto protocol, Malcolm Turnbull pledgesObservers say the formal ratification sends a positive signal at the start of the two week climate talks in Paris, but will make little practical difference
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A Potato in Paris: how one climate denialist potato dreams of representing AustraliaWill Ian the Climate Denialist Potato succeed in his cunning plan to depose Greg Hunt and represent Australia at the Paris climate talks?
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Climate change march: 40,000 take to the streets in Sydney – videoAhead of the COP21 climate conference in Paris, an estimated 40,000 festive protesters marched in Sydney on Sunday calling on Australia to play a lead role in brokering binding carbon emissions targets
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