The lights recently went out across Spain, and the Australian oil and gas giant, Woodside, was quick to seize on the consequences of the disruption to drive home the importance of ensuring reliable energy supplies: "Spain’s crippling blackout shows need for gas in a greener world: Woodside CEO";

"What we lose when weather balloons don’t fly";

"5 huge climate opportunities await the next parliament – and it has the numbers to deliver";

"'A war zone': Desperate for help, flood-hit residents say army deployment 'isn't enough'";

"Rather than blaming carbon, Paul Hawken argues we should recognise its role in animating life. This way, we can heal the planet";

"Could the fuel powering F1 next season also run your car?";

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Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, claims he cares about climate change, but then supports his Environment Minister, Murray Watt, in his moves to quickly advance a major gas project off the Western Australian coast: "Murray Watt knocks back objections to Woodside’s North West Shelf extension and clears way for final decision";

"‘Desolate’: farmers in NSW’s west battle drought as east coast mops up after floods";

"Reliable energy or ‘carbon bomb’? What’s at stake in the battle over Australia’s North West Shelf";

"Clean-up begins as waters recede after devastating NSW floods";

"Greenwashing is rife in Australia, but could its days be numbered?";

"The U.S. Under Trump: Alone in Its Climate Denial";

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Australia's National Party was successful in recent Federal elections and subsequently has been beating its chest in celebratory joy, but not everyone feels the same way, according to this opinion piece in the Melbourne Age: "Denial is hard to grasp in the city. In flooded Taree, it’s bewildering".

"The True Cost of Pretending Climate Change Doesn’t Exist";

"Trump administration plans to end greenhouse gas limits on power plants";

"This town was wiped out by Helene. How does it come back?";

"‘Destruction everywhere’: Taree cleanup begins as NSW floods reignite inter-agency tensions";

"Dry spell hits Shepparton as rainfall plummets below average";

"The intensifying climate driver behind the coastal deluges and inland drought";

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