The Trump presidency has been a godsend for an Australian government apparently uninterested in significant climate action. But with Trump well behind in the polls, that’s set to change.
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The federal government has shown during the pandemic that it is prepared to impose great financial burdens for the sake of our health. We need them to do the same for another crisis: climate change.
The climate action plans of three companies in different industries – Delta Air Lines, Amazon and Microsoft – illuminate the three key strategies needed to cut carbon emissions.
Mark Butler
Mark Butler expresses his confidence in the Labor party's climate change policy, especially in light of the next election.
The case for carbon pricing is not as ironclad as the case for climate action.
Both opinions the three-judge panel handed down warned of a potential climate catastrophe. Only one judge said the courts have an active role to play in making the government change course.
Plans to reduce emissions quickly are seductive but can stall. Climate initiatives should end dependence on fossil energy and pursue a path towards a more just and equitable society.
There is an obvious point upon which the LNP, Labor and Greens might agree to move policy forward: the national ‘cap and trade’ emissions trading system proposed by John Howard in 2007.
The European Commission will propose a wide-ranging ‘climate law’ in the next few months.
Here’s a rare chance to lever serious resources to transform society.
Although marginalized from policy decisions, northern Indigenous communities have maintained and developed strong social networks to help them cope with climate change.
Michelle Grattan and Professor Geoff Crisp discuss this week in politics.
Emergency Leaders for Climate Action have a simple message: we’re in “a new age of unprecedented bushfire danger” due to climate change. But Morrison refuses to acknowledge it as a central issue.
The mass protests shine a spotlight on the tension between policies that raise energy prices and day-to-day energy affordability.
The costs, and the pain, of climate change only increase the longer we wait to act.
Vehicle emissions and industrial facilities are contributing to climate change, but many conservatives don’t believe it.
Economic and political assessments of climate change have for years helped justify inaction. Now, young environmentalists worldwide are shifting the debate to focus on values, ethics and justice.
Climate change could take centre stage during Canada’s federal election.
The Committee on Climate Change criticises slow progress, but has little to say about how to reconfigure government to make climate action a priority.
Citizens’ assemblies could be vital in kick-starting the tough steps needed to safeguard a healthy world – but the detail for how they will work will be important.
Top contributors
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Research Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
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Director of Workforce Development, Clean Energy Council, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Organisation & Sustainability, University of Exeter
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Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Adjunct professor, Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan
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Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Professor of Geosystem Science, Director of Oxford Net Zero, University of Oxford
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Professor of Economics, The University of Queensland
