Sydney has joined more than 600 local governments around the world – as well as the national governments of the UK and Canada – in putting the climate crisis at the heart of all policy decisions.
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Carbon offsetting is one way of doing it – but sometimes the simplest methods work best.
The global focus on plastic pollution isn’t a distraction from other planetary issues.
The federal government claims that Australia’s rising emissions are offset by savings around the globe when Australian gas exports replace other fossil fuels. But the numbers don’t stack up like that.
By enacting a legislative framework to achieve carbon neutrality, France and the United Kingdom are making a difference in the fight against climate change.
Yes, Australia’s greenhouse emissions are a small part of the global total. But we’re a rich, emissions-intensive country that could and should be setting a much better example to the world.
An expert explains all the wonderful ways the atmosphere protects life on Earth.
In the end, climate policy didn’t swing the federal election, and for those on the losing side it can be tempting to play the blame game. But listening and respect are much better ways to move forward.
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are at 414 parts per million. But thanks to a recalculation of methane’s warming power, the total amount of greenhouse gases is now equivalent to more than 500.
Australia’s new emissions data for the December 2018 quarter show a rise on the previous quarter, although the raw figures actually dropped. Here’s what that all means.
The first study to assess the carbon footprint of the pharmaceutical industry finds that it is far from green.
Reducing food waste by feeding hungry Canadians is a simplistic solution that is deeply problematic and morally distressing.
Shipping companies are expected to halve their greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Investors are increasingly concerned about climate change, but for the markets to deploy their full capacities, the dominant principles that guide them need to be revised.
Don’t let stock markets reports convince you that when the markets are up, all is well in the world. When the market is up, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is up, and the global environment is down.
Vehicles in Canada are big, heavy and guzzle a lot of gasoline.
A ruling by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal recognizes the threat of climate change, but its approach is too narrow.
New research finds that farm ponds actually capture nitrous oxide; this finding can be useful in combatting climate change.
Greenhouse gas emissions from plastic production in the vinyl era is not a patch on the equivalent from running giant servers today.
Environmental taxes encourage consumers to conserve energy or switch to less carbon-intensive fuels.
Principales colaboradores
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Research Group Leader, CSIRO
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Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Director, Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
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Royal Society Research Professor of Climate Change Science, University of East Anglia
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
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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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Honorary Fellow, CSIRO
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Faculty of Law, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Professor, Department of Earth System Science, and Chair of the Global Carbon Project, Stanford University
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Research Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
