If you thought the climate debate has been ugly, you haven’t seen anything yet. In 2017 Australia will review its climate policies, and the process is not off to a good start.
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The 1992 and 1993 cabinet papers confirm that Australia was a reluctant player in international discussions about climate change and environmental issues under Prime Minister Paul Keating.
Ten years ago on Saturday Prime Minister John Howard announced the Coalition government would investigate an emissions trading scheme to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Research into banks’ charitable activities shows a strong interest in disclosing donations made the the ruling family’s causes.
Climate change will certainly affect Bangladesh but claims of climate change refugees are premature.
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.
Malcolm Turnbull has said coal will be important for “many decades to come” – joining a long line of prime ministers who talked big on climate policy but found themselves talking up fossil fuels.
Over the next 20 years, one global strategy will help to shape our cities. Here’s what it says about women.
The US presidential debates have been largely silent on climate, but it wasn’t always the case.
We hear a lot about the marvellous science going on at CERN. But what goes on behind the scenes?
Cooking chicken livers until they’re just pink may be on trend, but you’re playing Russian roulette with your health if you eat them.
Skirmishes over funding for renewable energy research are just the latest battle in a saga that stretches back to the early 1980s – years before the public became widely aware of the climate threat.
Today, there are more than 20 cryptomarkets selling illicit drugs, or more than 55 if single-vendor markets are included.
An increasing number of companies have well-being policies, but some can do more harm than good.
Could European based British University campuses offer international and UK home students a chance to escape fee hikes and travel restrictions after Brexit?
There’s been a deafening silence in recent Australian elections over the environment. But it hasn’t always been the case.
Pay-for-performance for doctors works brilliantly … but only in theory.
American firms were warned about global warming way back in 1968. And Australia wasn’t far behind, despite the slow pace of action in the decades since.
After fighting the 1990 election on a stronger climate platform than Labor, the following two decades saw an ebb and flow of climate scepticism in the Liberal Party, which still continues today.
It’s often a case of ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’ when it comes to many surveys and opinion polls.
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Senior lecturer in English Language, University of Manchester
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Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester
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Professor of Sociology, Sociology, University of Manchester
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Reader in Geography, University of Manchester
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Curator of Earth Sciences, University of Manchester
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1851 Research Fellow, University of Bristol & Honorary Research Fellow, University of Manchester, University of Manchester
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Professor, University of Manchester
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Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Manchester
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Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Manchester
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Professor of Human Geography, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Lecturer in Nursing, University of Manchester
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Sir Bernard Lovell chair of Astrophysics and Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of Manchester
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Professor of Sociology and History, University of Manchester
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Manchester
