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More than 100 world leaders have pledged to end the destruction of forests by 2030 as a way to slow climate change. That will require changing how the world produces four widely used commodities.
Central banks have a responsibility in addressing the challenge of climate change. But how? Experts explore some ideas.
Welcome to an entirely new understanding of the world.
Watch a panel discussion on Thursday 18 November as climate change experts react to COP26.
Stabilising Earth’s climate depends on a lot more than deals struck at conferences like Glasgow. But those agreements set a frame for real-world decisions.
Loss and damage – the three words which define the Glasgow summit’s disappointing outcome.
Rather than slow the decline in coal use, India’s actions at COP26 ensure it and other polluting nations, including Australia, will be under even greater scrutiny.
The hope we need is realistic – not wishful thinking, denial or delay disguised as naïve optimism.
From weak 2030 targets to controversial rules around carbon trading, let’s take a look at the summit’s defining issues.
Has the summit delivered on its goals?
COP26 saw incremental progress but not the breakthrough moment needed.
We found that vegan and vegetarian diets cost a third less than current high-meat, high-dairy diets many people follow.
Pollution from more frequent floods and wildfires – exacerbated by the warming climate – is threatening human health and poses particular risks to the brain.
Politicians have more incentive to react to current climate disasters, but more investment is needed in preparing for future problems.
Humanity’s biggest challenges are not technical, but social, economic, political and behavioural. Effective actions are still possible to stabilise the climate and the planet, but must be taken now.
Pitched at an initial US$8.5 billion, the partnership has the potential to be one of the largest individual climate finance transactions to date. But can a just transition be achieved?
Some promising proposals have been put forward, but most suffer either from a lack of ambition or a lack of participation from key countries.
Uncertainty about carbon market rules will be problematic for New Zealand, given its reliance on overseas carbon trading to meet its new climate pledge.
Only in coming years will we know if COP26 was a real game-changer for the planet, or just empty promises and spin.
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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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Adjunct professor, UNSW Sydney
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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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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University
