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Climate change – Analysis and Comment
A new study finds that even in best-case scenarios, the fishing communities most hurt by climate change are on small island nations such as Kiribati, the Solomon Islands and the Maldives.
It’s very easy to assume climate change causes droughts, but they are complex extreme events that result from a combination of drivers.
Green groups fighting Trump’s anti-environmental agenda should heed precedents from the Reagan and George W. Bush administrations. They can also learn from the Australian experience.
Achieving the goal of sustainable cities depends on rolling back the market after decades of privatisation and deregulation.
Forests and savannas are expected to be strongly affected in the coming decades by changing rainfall patterns. But land use will also have a major impact.
With technology, humans can now control temperature, humidity, water and light, creating new “outdoor” environments, inside.
The G20 will see new guidelines for how companies report the risks of climate change. This will allow investors to compare companies and make more informed decisions.
Historically, indigenous peoples used the natural seasonal cycles of weather, plants and animals as part of their religious calendar. What will be the impact of climate change on their practices?
Climate change, insects and urban farm towers are a few things that will change how and what we eat in the future.
New Zealand is a trailblazer for emissions trading, which could help drive a low-emission transformation, both domestically and overseas, in a post-Paris world.
A new analysis suggests that weather records have not yet had time to capture the full effects of climate change, some of which are likely to take centuries to play out.
Set aside the politics. If by some miracle we turned off carbon emissions immediately, how would the climate respond?
An expert report shows that the G20 countries are using their energy more efficiently. But there is still a long way to go.
Politics podcast: Anna Krien on the climate wars
Anna Krien's latest Quarterly Essay explores the debates on climate change policy in Australia and the ecological effects of not acting.
We can’t return degraded landscapes to their original state but we can change the way people relate to their local environments.
Are we in the middle of a mass extinction caused by Homo sapiens? Past events can help us to understand the current crisis.
By 2167, genetically designed, digitally enhanced humans with Internet-connected brains will live with intelligent machines in a transformed environment and maybe even among the stars.
Analysis of flood gauge data suggest that floods are becoming less frequent in many parts of the world. Despite that, more people and property are at risk, particularly in developing countries.
The global tropical climate zone is expanding. At the current rate, by 2100 its edge will stretch from Sydney to Perth.
If the G20 is to remain relevant in the quest for more inclusive and fair global governance, Africa offers an historic opportunity for collective action, despite the absence of the US under Trump.
International problems and local policies are integrally interwoven, whether the nationalists in Washington like it or not.
Action on climate change is now increasingly in China’s hands, and the decisions the country’s leaders make in the next decade will have a profound global impact.
Greenland’s ice is largely responsible for the accelerating pace of sea-level rise. A new analysis shows that, while Greenland accounted for just 5% of the rise in 1993, that figure rose to 25% by 2014.
By capturing Arctic methane emissions, the gas industry could join the fight against climate change.