Adam Morton
@adammorton.bsky.social
Guardian Australia climate + environment editor.
Tasmanian Inquirer co-founder.
Author of the Clear Air newsletter.
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Tasmanian Inquirer co-founder.
Author of the Clear Air newsletter.
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The spectacular nonsense of the Coalition’s internal brawl over the 2050 net zero emissions target | Clear air
The public stoush is really about whether the party will drop the charade or maintain it while shuffling some words
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A Clear Air column today. It's a pretty long one. Could have been longer.
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From Australia to Turkey and, reluctantly, Germany: the tug-of-war over hosting Cop31
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From Australia to Turkey and, reluctantly, Germany: the tug-of-war over hosting Cop31
A years-long standoff over who should host the 2026 climate summit leaves Brazilian hosts, and other states, frustrated
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November 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
From Australia to Turkey and, reluctantly, Germany: the tug-of-war over hosting Cop31
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We're going to be doing this forever, aren't we.
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We're going to be doing this forever, aren't we.
A Clear Air column today. It's a pretty long one. Could have been longer.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The spectacular nonsense of the Coalition’s internal brawl over the 2050 net zero emissions target | Clear air
The public stoush is really about whether the party will drop the charade or maintain it while shuffling some words
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A Clear Air column today. It's a pretty long one. Could have been longer.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The spectacular nonsense of the Coalition’s internal brawl over the 2050 net zero emissions target | Clear air
The public stoush is really about whether the party will drop the charade or maintain it while shuffling some words
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A Clear Air column today. It's a pretty long one. Could have been longer.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Another eight cormorants have been found dead at a #salmon farm in #Tasmania. The wildlife toll at one lease of 43 birds and two seals in 2025 far exceeds the maximum limit set by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council of nine deaths over two years. #politas
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Tasmanian salmon farm faces audit as wildlife death toll rises
The mounting wildlife death toll at a southern Tasmanian salmon farm will be investigated as part of an audit of the company’s sustainability accreditation. Eight cormorants were found dead in July an...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Another eight cormorants have been found dead at a #salmon farm in #Tasmania. The wildlife toll at one lease of 43 birds and two seals in 2025 far exceeds the maximum limit set by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council of nine deaths over two years. #politas
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China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
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China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
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November 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
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Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?
- by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
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- by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
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Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?
Climate summit in Brazil needs to find way to stop global heating accelerating amid stark divisions
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November 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?
- by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
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- by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
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Me (no byline) with one of my favourite, albeit saddest Queensland stories. Would really love an extra few thousand words to do full justice to it while the main players are still around to tell the tale. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The premier, the poet and the fight to save an extraordinary Australian frog
As amphibian enthusiasts get ready to hop into FrogID Week, hope persists that one of Australia’s most bizarre creatures may survive
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November 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Me (no byline) with one of my favourite, albeit saddest Queensland stories. Would really love an extra few thousand words to do full justice to it while the main players are still around to tell the tale. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bob Brown at 80: a walk to a waterfall, a pulmonary embolism, a book, some chat about what's coming.
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Bob Brown: ‘Being an environmentalist is sensible. I like defying the growth mentality because it’s irrational’
At 80 years old, the trailblazing environmentalist on the state of activism, optimism and why he is comfortable with the concept of his own ‘perpetual annihilation’
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November 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Bob Brown at 80: a walk to a waterfall, a pulmonary embolism, a book, some chat about what's coming.
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www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Interesting chat between @tommcilroy.bsky.social and @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
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Why net zero is dividing parliament with climate minister Chris Bowen - podcast
Chris Bowen speaks to Tom McIlroy about Labor’s free solar power scheme for some homes and the Coalition’s continued infighting on emissions targets
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November 7, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Interesting chat between @tommcilroy.bsky.social and @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
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Cool video. How good is nature.
‘The ultimate free Uber around the sea’: suckerfish find dream solution to transport woes
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‘The ultimate free Uber around the sea’: suckerfish find dream solution to transport woes
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‘The ultimate free Uber around the sea’: suckerfish find dream solution to transport woes
Not only do remora fish enjoy a sumptuous feast of whale skin by hitching a ride on cetaceans, they even breathe easier
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November 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Cool video. How good is nature.
‘The ultimate free Uber around the sea’: suckerfish find dream solution to transport woes
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‘The ultimate free Uber around the sea’: suckerfish find dream solution to transport woes
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Confidential Western Australian government report warns gas exports risk slowing Asia’s move to clean energy - by @petemilne.bsky.social
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Confidential Western Australian government report warns gas exports risk slowing Asia’s move to clean energy
Report by consultants Deloitte undermines Labor’s public claims that WA’s gas exports help reduce emissions overseas
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November 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Confidential Western Australian government report warns gas exports risk slowing Asia’s move to clean energy - by @petemilne.bsky.social
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Academics say their work estimating the cost of reaching net zero emissions is being ‘misrepresented’ after Nationals repeat (and repeat) $9tn claim
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Academics say their net zero costing is being ‘misrepresented’ after Nationals repeat $9tn claim
Researchers behind report cited by some in the Coalition say their work is based on various assumptions – largely involving cost to overseas customers, not Australians
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November 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Academics say their work estimating the cost of reaching net zero emissions is being ‘misrepresented’ after Nationals repeat (and repeat) $9tn claim
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Paint me cool: scientists reveal roof coating that can reduce surface temperatures up to 6C on hot days
- by @donnadlu.bsky.social
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- by @donnadlu.bsky.social
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Paint me cool: scientists reveal roof coating that can reduce surface temperatures up to 6C on hot days
Sydney researchers commercialising a product they say can cool indoor spaces and will cost little more than standard premium paints
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October 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Paint me cool: scientists reveal roof coating that can reduce surface temperatures up to 6C on hot days
- by @donnadlu.bsky.social
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- by @donnadlu.bsky.social
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Environment minister could approve projects at odds with nature laws under Labor overhaul
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Environment minister could approve projects at odds with nature laws under Labor overhaul
New ‘national interest’ provision revealed as extracts of legislation circulated to stakeholders before bill introduced to parliament later this week
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October 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Environment minister could approve projects at odds with nature laws under Labor overhaul
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The clear air column ran in the Saturday politics slot this week. It’s partly on politics and partly on what we know about whether the new environment protection bill will, you know, protect the environment
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As the Coalition shows its colours on nature, Labor faces a question: will it really protect Australia’s wildlife? | Clear Air
There are some decent elements in what Labor is proposing, but the overhaul could end up as tinkering rather than transformation
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October 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The clear air column ran in the Saturday politics slot this week. It’s partly on politics and partly on what we know about whether the new environment protection bill will, you know, protect the environment
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I could be proven wrong, but my hopeful view remains that voters don't like being told crap. And Tasmanian Labor's ongoing claim that the state has a Liberal-Greens government is transparently not true, and I reckon most people know it.
October 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I could be proven wrong, but my hopeful view remains that voters don't like being told crap. And Tasmanian Labor's ongoing claim that the state has a Liberal-Greens government is transparently not true, and I reckon most people know it.
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Unauthorised earthworks and land clearing by a cement company in northern Tasmania has damaged the known habitat of endangered freshwater crayfish and snails, smothering creek beds with silt. #politas
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Endangered Tasmanian crayfish habitat damaged by unapproved works
The habitat of an endangered native crayfish in northern Tasmania was damaged by unauthorised earthworks and land clearing by a cement company, according to an order issued by the Environment Protecti...
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October 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Unauthorised earthworks and land clearing by a cement company in northern Tasmania has damaged the known habitat of endangered freshwater crayfish and snails, smothering creek beds with silt. #politas
tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/cement-...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/cement-...
If your day needs bird pictures and wholesome content - and you know it does - the Australian bird of the year winner announcement is here.
@gingerandhoney.bsky.social is on the live blog.
Live stream kicks off at 12.30. Get on board.
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@gingerandhoney.bsky.social is on the live blog.
Live stream kicks off at 12.30. Get on board.
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Australian bird of the year 2025 winner announcement – live
Follow live as we announce the winner of the 2025 Australian bird of the year
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October 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
If your day needs bird pictures and wholesome content - and you know it does - the Australian bird of the year winner announcement is here.
@gingerandhoney.bsky.social is on the live blog.
Live stream kicks off at 12.30. Get on board.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@gingerandhoney.bsky.social is on the live blog.
Live stream kicks off at 12.30. Get on board.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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V happy to say I'm now assistant climate, environment and science editor @australia.theguardian.com, back working with the best team ie @adammorton.bsky.social @readfearn.bsky.social @lisacox.bsky.social @petrastock.bsky.social! Pls get in touch with tips/pitches (& ways to ensure a tawny BOTY win)!
October 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
V happy to say I'm now assistant climate, environment and science editor @australia.theguardian.com, back working with the best team ie @adammorton.bsky.social @readfearn.bsky.social @lisacox.bsky.social @petrastock.bsky.social! Pls get in touch with tips/pitches (& ways to ensure a tawny BOTY win)!
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This is one of the many problems of the Substack model - editors are good and we've forgotten that
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
This is one of the many problems of the Substack model - editors are good and we've forgotten that