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A leading climate scientist explains why going over 1.5 degrees Celsius puts the world in a danger zone.
Given how much young people have achieved in the fight against climate crisis it’s crucial their voices are really heard at COP27.
Does the Global North have a moral responsibility to protect and compensate those in the Global South that disproportionately bear the brunt of climate change devastation?
Sponsorship from fossil-fuel companies is worth millions to Australian sport. But growing opposition from the public and athletes themselves may force sports to rethink these deals.
Words matter. It’s vital terms like ‘crisis’ and ‘calamity’ don’t become rhetorical devices devoid of real content as we argue about what climate action to take.
Where new early learning and child-care programs are located, how they are designed, built and resourced, and what they teach can either add to the problem of climate change or help mitigate it.
Governments and organizations must listen to older adults’ experiences with extreme heat, flooding and wildfire smoke to create effective policies and programs
Our net zero story has been recognised with a journalism award from Covering Climate Now, a 460-strong media partnership focused on driving coverage of the climate crisis.
We asked six experts to nominate books that might help us avert environmental catastrophe. Here’s what they said.
We are living in an age of accelerating crises. Businesses need to respond to current crises, be better prepared for future crises, and address their contribution to these crises in the first place.
The little ice age unleashed famines and revolutions which tested the very bonds of society.
‘Fashion fasts’ are a great way of challenging fast fashion by helping us question how many clothes we really need and reducing fashion consumption.
Instead of asking about optimism, it’s time to ask what we as citizens are going to do about climate change.
We know how to build a truly zero carbon house. So why are we not doing it, on a massive scale?
Residents across the world have seen how the pandemic has ushered in changes – shall and big – to the way their cities look and function.
Preparing young people for their future requires teachers to be climate change educators, but the federal government has resisted its inclusion in the curriculum. It’s up to states to take the lead.
Compound climate disasters are likely to become more common as the Earth warms.
As well as helping to save the planet, climate action provides huge opportunities to enhance people’s health, security and economic prospects.
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Environment + Energy Editor and Host of the Climate Fight podcast series, The Conversation
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
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Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
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Professor of Law, University College Cork
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Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Brighton
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Lecturer in English Literature, Swansea University
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Lecturer in Asia-Pacific Studies, University of Central Lancashire
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Equity Studies, York University, Canada
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Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Business & Society, University of Bath
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Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Sustainable Urban Development, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
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Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; Deputy Director for the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science; Deputy Director for the Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor in Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
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Lecturer in Global Sustainable Development, Nottingham Trent University
