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What does Karl Marx have to say about climate change? Quite a lot, according to a new book.
The findings suggest cold-blooded animals will be even hotter and hungrier in a warmer world than previously thought. This may increase their extinction risk.
There’s no simple “yes” or “no” answer to whether we should produce more children when Earth is in such dire straits.
The insecurity in the area has serious implications for development and the well-being of people, especially young people.
The melting of the Antarctic ice sheet will contribute for a long time to sea level rise, which will test humanity’s capacity to adapt.
You won’t like this idea – but we may well need oil and gas companies to make green hydrogen and green chemicals a reality
Research shows cities are delivering on their climate pledges. More than mayors, the real force behind these local transitions are nonprofit organisations.
Zambia has progressively incorporated green-based policy interventions since the 1960s.
Our foreign policy may need to deal with twin challenges brought about by climate change.
In this podcast, Michelle Grattan and Greens leader Adam Bandt discuss climate change, the cost of living crisis and the Voice.
The Pacific Ocean climate pattern is the opposite of El Niño.
Should the country go into debt or raise taxes to pay for disaster recovery? The best solutions might not be the most politically attractive – and that’s a problem.
Horticulture underpins the local economy in areas devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle. Climate change may mean some parts of the region will become less suitable for crop production during this century.
Poverty drives vulnerability to climate risks in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Better food supply, a reduction in population growth rate, and greater integration into global markets are three key steps Niger must take.
Political will is necessary for governments to move away from oil. But alternative energies are not all that they seem, and should be considered carefully beyond the appearance of sustainability.
The mountain ash dominates as the tallest species of tree, but they did not win tree with the biggest girth.
In Indonesia, building a climate-resilient future can’t rely on policy reform alone. Making more people care about climate change is arguably still the hardest change to make.
The devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle has left a significant scar on the land in Northland, the Coromandel and Hawkes Bay. But instead of replanting pine, we should return the land to native bush.
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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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Earth and paleo-climate scientist, Australian National University
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Chief Research Scientist, Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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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 of Earth System Science, UCL
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honorary Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Research Assistant Professor, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
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Research Fellow in Industrial Decarbonisation Policy, University of Sussex
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter
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Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
