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African countries are playing their part in fighting climate change but western nations need to come to the party.
Five aspects need attention if African governments are to be able to mitigate, adapt to and manage climate change in the coming critical decade.
The world isn’t on track to avoid dangerous climate change, and this year’s climate conference, COP26, is crucial, a former senior UN official writes.
The brutal arithmetic behind the prime minister’s carbon reduction plan leaves no place for coal.
The indirect losses from one heatwave in Western Australia caused A$4.14 billion per year worth of damage.
Research shows white male voices tend to dominate climate discussions - this must change if we are to halt environmental destruction.
The focus of climate talks has been on how little time is left is for global action. But climate change has already made tobacco farming, potentially a route out of poverty, unviable for some.
Philanthropy played an important role in the development of international air travel.
Newspoll continues to show Labor ahead of the Coalition on a two-party preferred basis, but other polls, and the end of lockdowns on the east coast, may paint a different picture in the coming weeks.
By the end of the summit, we’ll know how far nations are willing to go to address humanity’s biggest challenge. But while international politics matter, domestic politics are what counts.
China and the US could supercharge global climate action. But if they fail to cooperate, there will be dire consequences for all.
Rich nations need to provide far greater climate adaptation financing to low income countries and plug the holes that siphon their limited fiscal resources to tax havens.
A steadily-tightening emissions car ceiling of the kind common in other countries could save drivers money and do the bulk of the work needed to reach Australia’s first emissions target.
Without financial support that helps communities adapt to climate impacts, climate change is projected to push tens of millions more Africans into extreme poverty by 2030.
The picture seems hopeless, but with mitigation and adaptation strategies and policies driven through COP26, southern Africa can reduce the impacts of climate change on local livelihoods.
The real decisions on Australia’s emissions reduction are being made by state governments and civil society, or outside the country altogether.
The bill promises to prevent environmental damage and harm where possible, but what will this entail?
Women and girls in low-income countries are disproportionately likely to be affected by the plastic waste that’s flooding our planet.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University
