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At the end of the day, net-zero by 2050 is a risky and inadequate goal, especially for wealthy nations such as Australia.
On Monday Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will produce projections stretching out 40 years, well beyond 2050 when the government says it wants to cut net carbon emissions to zero
In reaching a policy for net zero by 2050, Scott Morrison will face conflicting internal and external pressures.
Countries that industrialised early will still have a massive ‘carbon debt’ to repay.
In setting new tax on the carbon emissions of goods being imported into the bloc, there are two potential disasters for EU to avoid.
An environmental psychologist on what the behavioural science says.
We shouldn’t allow disingenuous uses of net zero to discredit the concept as a whole.
The audio version of an in-depth article rounding on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to “greenwash” their lack of commitment to solving global warming.
The Victorian Government recently released their Climate Change Strategy and committed to halving greenhouse emissions by 2030. Don’t applaud this just yet, there’s much more to do.
Countries cannot be expected to all tread the same path to net zero emissions.
It may seem a long way away, but meeting targets in 2035 demands taking action today.
Prominent academics, including a former IPCC chair, round on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to ‘greenwash’ their lack of commitment to solving global warming.
Scott Morrison says he hopes to focus the conversation at this week’s Biden climate summit on the question of how to achieve net-zero emissions.
As Scott Morrison gradually pivots his climate policy towards embracing a target of net zero emissions by 2050, he is seeking to distinguish the government from “inner city” types and political opponents who’ve been marching down that road for a long time.
CEOs, including at oil companies and airlines, are relying on trees and oceans to capture and store carbon for them, but the numbers don’t add up.
Economic recovery and carbon neutrality are linked. Both depend on the ocean’s ability to continue to regulate climate.
Plus new research on why China is closing down coal-fired power stations. Listen to episode 3 of The Conversation Weekly.
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics.
Zero emission? Carbon neutral? Carbon negative? What does it mean to achieve ‘net-zero’ emissions?
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter
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Deputy Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate, Grattan Institute
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Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds
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Professor in Energy and Climate Governance, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
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CEO, Climateworks Centre
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Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
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Executive Director, Oxford Net Zero, University of Oxford
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
