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Climate change – Analysis and Comment
Politicians have more incentive to react to current climate disasters, but more investment is needed in preparing for future problems.
Humanity’s biggest challenges are not technical, but social, economic, political and behavioural. Effective actions are still possible to stabilise the climate and the planet, but must be taken now.
Pitched at an initial US$8.5 billion, the partnership has the potential to be one of the largest individual climate finance transactions to date. But can a just transition be achieved?
Some promising proposals have been put forward, but most suffer either from a lack of ambition or a lack of participation from key countries.
Uncertainty about carbon market rules will be problematic for New Zealand, given its reliance on overseas carbon trading to meet its new climate pledge.
Only in coming years will we know if COP26 was a real game-changer for the planet, or just empty promises and spin.
The Morrison government’s great refusal to take action on climate may come back to haunt Australia when we seek the cooperation of other countries.
Mainstream reporters not familiar with the topic may spin the summit as a huge success or devastating failure.
Canada must move away from using fossil fuels, but a transition that comes too fast could harm the economy. Policy-makers must strike a balance between energy security and economic growth.
Research suggests that corporate leaders can be encouraged to lobby for climate action by personally experiencing the effects of climate change.
By quantifying an animal’s glucocorticoid levels, scientists can learn crucial information about physiological stress and chances of survival.
Embodied carbon - carbon produced during a building’s construction - urgently needs reducing, and reusing buildings could help.
Experts explain the latest evidence on eco-anxiety in The Conversation Weekly.
Scott Morrison had a bumpy ride on the campaign trail as he pushed his climate policy
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen says Labor’s climate policy will be ‘realistic and ambitious’
Michelle Grattan speaks with shadow minister Chris Bowen on Labor's "realistic and ambitious" climate policy and Australia's yet to be released renewable future
We cannot claim that inducing others to reduce emissions gives us a moral license to emit in their place.
In Paris, the French drafted ambitious texts and dared the biggest emitters to oppose it. In Glasgow, it’s the least developed countries which will have to do the most work.
Heading into the final days of the Glasgow summit, the goal of limiting heating below 2°C looks attainable, and 1.5°C is still within reach. There is still room for hope.
Our study shows that for most young people, worrying about climate change appears to be constructive and not associated with general mental health difficulties.
To learn to be more proactive, start by viewing yourself as someone who cares about the environment and the future.
Big corporations are under pressure to take real action on emissions or risk the wrath of protesters, investors and even shareholders.
Many of the temperatures presently being recorded in Africa, and those projected in the next decade, are already close to the limits of human survival, or “liveability”.
Misinformation about climate change has been spreading in other ways, and social media companies have been reluctant to stop it.
Some pollution is locked in for years to come, and there are no simple solutions.