Supreme Court justices at the State of the Union: will its surprising EPA decision be seen as an environmental version of the controversial Bush v. Gore?
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By halting Obama’s cornerstone climate policy before considering its legality, the Supreme Court could further tarnish its partisan reputation.
Countries such as Mauritania have contributed little to climate change, yet face the worst impacts such as crop failure.
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The countries that have contributed the least to climate change will experience the worst of its effects.
Hurricane Sandy was a turning point on views about climate change, but the effect doesn’t trump political views.
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Despite what some climate advocates think, extreme weather events do little to sway Americans’ political views on climate change.
Plugging in: more energy efficient cars are just one of the ways to improve energy productivity.
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‘Energy productivity’ is the new buzz-phrase in energy and climate policy, what even is it?
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People know global warming is a big problem requiring urgent action, but still find it difficult to talk about.
Prime Minister Bob Hawke opening the General Assembly of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Perth, November 1990.
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The National Archives of Australia today released selected federal cabinet records for 1990 and 1991. They reveal intense battles over Australia’s domestic climate targets and, above all, a palpable determination that Australia not damage its coal revenue.
Indigenous leaders represented those on the front line of climate change impacts.
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Low-lying islands helped guide the ambitious narrative of COP21 – next time, they should guide the policy.
What should we do about carbon?
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Things we know: we need a bigger climate target. Thing we don’t: how to reach it.
Researchers and NGOs will be necessary to ensure climate pledges are kept.
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Research universities and nongovernmental organizations have an important role to play in helping countries reach their goals.
To decarbonise the electricity sector, Australia could increase the volume of renewables while closing old fossil fuel power stations.
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Under the Paris climate agreement, Australia has stated that it will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. How will we achieve this?
Locked down? Obama, with Secretary of State John Kerry, committed to further cuts in emissions from the US at Paris climate summit.
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Could future presidents unravel the commitments to cut emissions the US has made at the Paris climate summit?
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COP21 ended with an agreement that is at once both historic, important – and inadequate
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Countries have signed up to the Paris climate deal, but they have not yet promised the necessary cuts to emissions.
Should goods from high-carbon countries be hit with an import tax?
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How to hit rogue countries where it really hurts – in the wallet.
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The latest climate summit will avoid the real issue: capitalism demands exponential growth, driven by fossil-fuels.
Past deals on emissions trading increased compensation to the electricity sector.
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Australia needs to “reset” discussions related to climate policy, according to the government’s advisory body on climate policy.
Nepal’s well-managed forests are a model for local climate action.
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Success in dealing with common resources on a smaller scale proves it’s not impossible to manage the biggest common resource of all – planet Earth.
Loy Yang power station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.
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It’s time to close Australia’s brown coal power stations. Here’s how.
Is carbon offsetting little more than a bandaid on a much bigger climate problem?
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The United Nations is promoting a website to measure, reduce and offset your personal carbon emissions. But will this fix climate change?
To limit global warming to 2C we can’t emit more than another trillion tonnes of greenhouse gases. Burning fossil fuels is a major source.
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Current climate pledges will see the world warm more than 2C. To avoid dangerous climate change countries will need to at least double their efforts.