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The federal government’s keenly awaited review of Australia’s climate policies continues a longstanding bipartisan traditional of weak policy development in this area.
The Trump administration withdrew from the Paris Agreement. But U.S. cities and states are supporting climate change efforts in the developing world regardless.
New modelling suggests that Australia could use renewable energy to hit its 2030 emissions reduction targets, without it costing any more overall than maintaining the status quo.
Canada’s biggest pension plans are failing to divest of fossil fuels. Climate change demands pension plans start to invest in sustainable industries that benefit Canadians.
The CO2 we produce when we put up buildings is large and virtually unregulated.
Do all fossil fuel workers want their current jobs protected? Research in the field suggests not.
And one thing that probably will, but won’t make much difference.
Canada ratified the Paris agreement on climate change, but it hasn’t yet filled the leadership void left by the United States. Time is running out.
Another round of UN climate negotiations kicks off in Bonn this month. With a Trump-shaped cloud hanging over the Paris Agreement, what approach can we expect Australia to adopt this time around?
The prospect of attempting to engineer the world’s climate has become a lot more real since the Paris Agreement.
Green détente options could help South Korea ease the diplomatic tensions in the region.
Without limiting global warming Europe is likely to see more severe heatwaves, less frequent extreme cold and more intense rain events.
The price of renewable energy will fall significantly relative to new-build coal in coming decades, making an all-renewable electricity system more desirable, both economically and environmentally.
It’s still possible to hit the more ambitious of the two Paris global warming goals, according to a new estimate of the global carbon budget. But it sure won’t be easy, and we need to start now.
To deliver climate justice we must focus on vulnerable people not countries.
It’s a good thing that cities aspire to lead the way in acting on climate change in the absence of stronger national action. But a closer look reveals the limitations of current city-based efforts.
Tonight on the ABC’s Catalyst, scientist Tim Flannery asks if seaweed can save the world. It’s a bold claim for algae, but seaweed could play a key role in keeping climate change in check.
Climate change will have a big impact on the global economy, for better or worse. We explore four issues that bring climate and trade negotiations head to head.
A new report from the Climate Council details the climate policy ambitions of Australian cities and local governments, and launches a new project to link their efforts together.
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Adjunct Professor of Energy, Murdoch University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Research Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
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Associate Professor in the Frederick S Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
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climate campaigner
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Royal Society Research Professor of Climate Change Science, University of East Anglia
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Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
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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 in Applied Mathematics, Massey University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Existential Risk, University of Cambridge
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Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
