Australia is likely to have a new environmental data agency. Here’s what it’s for – and why we need it.
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Trees are supposed to grow faster as a result of increased CO₂ in the atmosphere - but this research suggests there are many exceptions to the rule.
Clive Hamilton, who is Professor of Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University, joined us to talk about what Australia can do to not only survive a hotter world.
Women play a critical role in fieldwork in the Arctic and Antarctica, but the vast majority of them report negative experiences while undertaking this research. Here’s how we can fix the problem.
Environmentalists have long been sceptical of carbon capture and storage, which began in the oil and gas industry. But there’s nothing else like it for storing emissions from industry.
2024 is shaping up to be a record year for heat – and national elections.
A risk expert explains how to read the heat index and interpret extreme heat warnings, and how to stay safe.
Hardening electric transmission systems and monitoring ocean temperatures are two key priorities.
China, which is not an Arctic state, is nonetheless increasingly outpacing the rest of the world in terms of scientific research in the Arctic. Here’s why that’s a problem for Canada.
When extreme heat arrives, people can seek safety in air-conditioned buildings. Are wild animals doomed?
Groundwater is the largest source of unfrozen freshwater on the planet. Even though it’s underground, climate change is heating this reservoir up.
African countries need to find an alternative that acknowledges that sustainable development and economic growth are interdependent.
A leading driver of this seaweed invasion is pollution, carried down rivers and into the Atlantic Ocean from the continents.
If currently implemented policies are continued with no increase in ambition, there is a 90% chance that the Earth will warm between 2.3°C and 4.5°C, with a best estimate of 3.5°C.
Focusing on despair is unhelpful and may even prevent climate action. Insights from climate social scientists can help navigate the doom and gloom.
Pursuing net zero will cost UK citizens around £5 a week per person – new study.
Solutions driven by the private sector are only for those who can pay, and also end up driving public priorities.
The US majors have been doing a much better job of forecasting where oil demand is heading.
A record-breaking heatwave hit Delhi this week, hot on the heels of heat in Asia and Africa. Australians take note, we are not safe here. We need to prepare for heat to hit us just as hard.
Many people who survived the catastrophic landslide in PNG are likely to be facing serious injuries and illness, with warnings of a significant risk of disease outbreaks in the country.
Principais colaboradores
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Adjunct professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Honorary Climate Research Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
