A demand-side federal policy akin to the Renewable Energy Target could accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia, Bennett Schneider writes.

The global COVID-19 crisis has shown that most countries in Asia and the Pacific remain unprepared to deal with complicated and overlapping disasters, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana writes.

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report provides sobering insights into the pace of global temperature and sea-level rises, and a growing number of Pacific climate scientists are urging policymakers to take action, Ben Bohane writes for the Pacific Wayfinder series.

Facing the prospect of rising sea-levels swallowing their homes, many Pacific leaders and scholars are preparing for the worst, Eliorah Malifa writes for the Pacific Wayfinder series.

Destructive fishing methods and the effects of climate change could permanently damage the environment in Solomon Islands, and laws against it need to be supported with education and awareness, George Maelagi writes.

Nursing an ageing coal-powered energy engine-room and likely to face rapid falls in the price of coal exports, Australia needs a plan for energy transition, Fiona J Beck and Kylie Catchpole write.