Developing countries want industrialised countries to pay reparations for loss and damage caused by climate change. Even with disasters ramping up, wealthy nations are resisting.
When it comes to emissions reduction, Australia needs a proper national conversation and a long-term plan. The climate change bill about to pass parliament doesn’t provide this.
Volunteers distributed bottled water after Jackson, Mississippi’s water treatment plant failed during flooding in August 2022.
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Cement is responsible for more than 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Its emissions doubled over the past two decades, and demand is still rising fast.
Sophie Cunningham’s novel about Leonard Woolf and the contemporary writer attempting to tell his story is wry and earnest – and yes, devastating when it needs to be.
A woman wades through a flooded area after heavy rains in Sindh province, Pakistan.
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Whether it is the war in Ukraine or other devastating news, people find it hard to sustain their attention. A scholar who studies crisis fatigue explains why that is so and what we can do.
Michelle discusses Tuesday’s RBA rate rise – the fifth increase in a row – as well as the imminent passage of Labor’s climate legislation, and industrial relations negotiations coming out of last week’s summit.
Coal plants are exiting the grid faster than expected. We’ll need to redouble efforts to add flexibility into our energy systems and build renewables and storage.
As the most water-scarce region on the planet, the Middle East is particularly reliant on desalination technology.
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