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In the lead-up to the election, digital advertising has been dominated by climate and energy groups, suggesting a concerted push to force the issue into the spotlight.

Musk has taken a role in American political life that arguably eclipses that of any billionaire in the modern era, Richard Hall writes

Climate change has taken the back seat while both parties sell their energy policies as better to reduce prices. And why has Dutton already forgone the lodge?

“There is no theory of antitrust law that prevents private investors from working together to capture the risks associated with climate change,” wrote Rep. Jerry Nadler in a June 2024 rebuttal report, which claimed Republicans were bullying companies into abandoning ESG using a “sham” antitrust theory borrowed from a conservative think tank.

Homes are cheapest to build in the least climate-resilient zones and potentially expose residents to higher air-conditioning and transport costs.

But they alone didn’t shift climate change from a scientific question to an issue of partisan politics. Two additional ingredients for completing the transition were still absent. The first of these came during the election campaign of 2000. At the time ...

New York’s ambitious climate goals are on pause again, according to a report by Cam Macdonald of The Empire Center. Governor Kathy Hochul has postponed the rollout of a major emissions program until long after voters head to the polls in 2026.

More than 1,000 media pieces from major outlets mentioned climate change during the peak of the Black Summer bushfires. In February this year, there were just 250.

The election contest between Labor’s faltering subsided renewables policy and the Coalition’s nationalised nuclear pipedream does not inspire confidence.