Earth has only a few chances to avert catastrophic climate change. At the COP25 in Madrid, we blew one of them.
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Climate change – Analysis and Comment
Countries are not on track to meet Paris Agreement goals. A climate researcher argues that a range of technologies that take CO2 out of the air are needed.
Directly linking climate change with aggression and mass migration risks dehumanising those vulnerable to environmental stresses. Mufazzar’s story does the opposite.
Australians spent $400 million on unwanted Christmas gifts last year. There must be a better way.
Some have started to frame Thunberg’s activism in messianistic terms – and this can serve as fodder for climate deniers.
The fires are putting pressure on the government by elevating the climate issue and opening new division among Liberals.
The Indonesian government has been distributing funds for village development. In 2019, the money can also be used for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
From mass climate change movements to cultural genocide of Uighurs in China, here are some of the headline human rights moments that captured Australia’s attention.
Our study predicts a further 0.5°C increase in temperature by 2041 will halve the current number of farmers in Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin
The point of an argument can become lost when debating climate change. Greta Thunberg show us how to stay on-topic.
There’s been one notable exception to Doug Ford’s supposed willingness to change direction: the environment.
Who wins, who loses and whose natures are being talked about when nature-based solutions are proposed?
Satellite research confirms its enormous ice sheet is melting faster than most scientists predicted.
Non-living nature such as rocks, landforms, soil and water form the Earth’s ‘geodiversity’ - a crucial part of the planet’s life support system.
Industry lobbyists call it the ‘Great Food Transition’ and say it’s about saving the planet. But is this the whole story?
Around the world, frustrations about growing inequality and inadequate responses to climate change are fuelling protests – and these are likely to grow bigger and more violent in the next year.
Wildlife TV producers used to think that focus on environmental issues could only be structured around doom and gloom stories – scaring away large audiences.
Sport tips for the Ontario government on how to make good climate change policy.
“It is worse, much worse, than you think.”
A revolution in ownership must be at the heart of a Green New Deal.
Countries still figure out their emissions by adding up all the sources, rather than measuring what’s actually in the air.
Labor continues to be hung up on a decade-old Greens’ decision to oppose an emissions trading scheme in 2009. But responsibility for Australia’s climate policy void lies elsewhere.
Insects are vital to sustaining life on Earth – and their numbers are falling fast. So consider ditching the fly spray and see what you can do to help.
Carbon emissions will hit a record high for the second year in a row, but there is a small silver lining: the rate of emissions growth has slowed dramatically.
There’s no question Tesla’s Cybertruck will face stiff competition in the electric pickup truck market. Here’s why it has the edge.