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A report from top energy analysts warns that to meet the Paris climate agreement goals, investment in new unabated coal plant projects should stop now.
Land-falling tropical cyclones are rare in Tanzania so past events are outside the memory of most.
This summer is likely to be hot and dry, but that’s more down to climate change than miserable spring.
The seismic changes to energy supply and demand during the pandemic could be just the beginning.
By under-promising and over-delivering, Grant Robertson has pulled off a budget that displeases the fewest people.
An environmental psychologist on what the behavioural science says.
What can gardeners use that isn’t so bad for the climate?
Government-owned firms are often branded as uncompetitive, stuck in the past and unable to truly innovate. But they’re sometimes better suited than private firms to drive new, clean technologies.
A global energy authority created a roadmap for the world to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Meanwhile, Australia committed $600 million for a major new gas plant.
Vested interests have lobbied against climate policy worldwide, but that’s only one reason for the slow political response. While most people want climate action, they rank other issues as more urgent.
Recent wildfire seasons have been worsened by climate change. But wildfires also lead to additional climate warming when they release carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
Storms which originate in the tropics and reach Europe aren’t as rare as scientists once thought.
Natural gas may still be cheaper than electricity in some cases, but the price of gas is likely to rise if New Zealand follows the Climate Change Commission’s advice to shift to electrification.
If emissions continue at their current pace, Antarctica will cross a threshold into runaway sea rise when today’s kids are raising families. Pulling CO2 out of the air later won’t stop the ice loss.
Glaciers aren’t sterile wastelands – they’re chock-full of microscopic life.
Tesla’s stance has also shone the spotlight further onto the carbon footprint of cryptocurrency – an issue that will not go away soon.
A large-scale survey asked people exactly that. One use of recycled carbon dioxide stood out.
School teaches us to read a text carefully in order to understand it. But on the web, ignoring information is a survival skill.
Australia can take great strides forward in climate policy and action. A reactionary, incremental approach to adaptation will fall short. Now is the time to think big.
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