How trade policies can support global efforts to curb climate change
Climate change will have a big impact on the global economy, for better or worse. We explore four issues that bring climate and trade negotiations head to head.
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The UN is slowly warming to the task of protecting World Heritage sites from climate change
Amid fears for the world's coral reefs, the UN World Heritage Committee has issued its most wide-ranging statement so far on protecting heritage sites from climate. But the problem doesn't end there.
When politicians cherry-pick data and disregard facts, what should we academics do?
Scientists typically stay out of public policy debates, but an academic makes the case that they need to push back against politicians who distort research.
US exit from Paris climate accord makes discussing how and whether to engineer the planet even harder
It's increasingly likely that at some point, the world's nations will need to broach the fraught discussion of geoengineering. The UN climate accord was a natural forum to do it.
Why US companies will ignore Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement
It's just not in their business interests to ignore climate change.
Trump’s exit of Paris climate accord strengthens China and Europe
Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement strains international relations further and strengthens the resolve of other countries to move forward on climate without the US.
The end of America’s global leadership?
American presidents have spent a great deal of time proclaiming US leadership of the global system. The decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement undermines much of what they have said.
How bad could Trump’s Paris Agreement withdrawal be? A scientist’s perspective
A climate scientist and policy scholar sees three possible scenarios following Trump's plan to pull out of the Paris Agreement –
ranging from a small uptick in emissions to a global recession.
Time for China and Europe to lead, as Trump dumps the Paris climate deal
Donald Trump has fulfilled his pledge to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement struck in 2015, leaving China and Europe with the job of preventing other nations from following suit.
People power: how communities and cities can help save the environment
From citizens who sit on the boards of energy companies to neighbourhoods that help fund local wind farms, community action is critical to the environmental movement.
Marrakech climate talks produced defiance towards Trump, but little else
The latest climate summit began the long slog towards putting the Paris Agreement into action. But it generated more questions than answers, particularly on how to handle a Trump-led United States.
Why Trump’s vow to kill Obama’s sustainability agenda will lead business to step in and save it
Trump has promised to abolish Obama's Clean Power Plan and back out of the Paris climate accord. But business could become a key firewall that won't let Obama's sustainability legacy die.
What could the rest of the world do if Trump pulls the US out of the Paris Agreement on climate change?
Memo To Marrakech: If the U.S. drops the mantle of global leadership on climate, here are the rest of the world's options on how to react.
The view from Marrakech: climate talks are battling through a Trump tsunami
The halls of the Marrakech climate summit have been filled with fearful talk about Donald Trump's presidency. But there is hope that the Paris climate treaty can weather the political storm.
Australia to ratify the Paris climate deal, under a large Trump-shaped shadow
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced plans to ratify the Paris climate agreement, a day after US participation in the treaty was thrown into dought by Donald Trump's election victory.
Growing inequality in the US is bad news for climate change
Whether it's Clinton on Trump in the White House, progressive action on climate change in America - and therefore globally - is going to take a hit.
Global climate talks move to Marrakesh: Here’s what they need to achieve
Negotiators face a daunting task at the COP22 climate talks in Marrakesh: Build on the momentum of Paris and resolve difficult questions over money for poor countries.
Paris climate agreement comes into force: now time for Australia to step up
The Paris Agreement will come into force on November 4. Will Australia be part of the pack?
Business moves on climate as the Paris Agreement gets closer to sealing the deal
A swell of business action is continuing following the Paris climate agreement.
The Paris climate agreement needs coordinated carbon prices to be successful
The current climate pledges under the Paris Agreement are weak, and need carbon pricing to give them teeth.
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