Climate crisis

A six-panel NOAA map of Pacific sea-surface temperature anomalies from March to August 1997, during the 1997-98 El Nino, showing the warm red and orange areas expanding along the equator as the months progress. Illustrative, not the 2026 forecast.

WMO and BoM Say 2026 El Niño Could Be the Strongest on Record

Omar Al-Fahad / September 6, 2026

The World Meteorological Organization said on 3 September that the 2026 El Niño will strengthen to very strong intensity, possibly

Modern dark grey building with vertical fins and a glass corner bearing the name The Woodside Building for Technology and Design, under a streaky blue sky.

Australia

Gas, Gags, and Greenwashing? Monash’s Climate Confab Under Fire

Sophie Montgomery / June 12, 2025

Monash staff and students criticised the university’s partnership with Woodside after the web page for a June 2024 conference was removed, with the deal under review.

Three cooling towers and a tall chimney of the Yallourn power station venting white steam above dry grassland and a line of trees under a heavy grey sky.

Australia, Business

EnergyAustralia’s ‘Go Neutral’ Program Faces Legal Scrutiny Over Greenwashing Claims

Sophie Montgomery / May 21, 2025

EnergyAustralia settled a greenwashing case over its Go Neutral program, apologising and conceding offsets were not the most effective way to cut emissions.