This Australian climate policy gives cause for hope, but will it really lead to a well-adapted Australia?
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Here are four ways the current electricity system favours existing, higher emitting technologies. These must be overcome to rapidly cut Australia’s emissions.
New Zealand has announced a more ambitious pledge to cut emissions, but the commitment relies on buying credits from offshore. There is no system for doing this yet, or for ensuring genuine cuts.
What climate changes in the distant past can tell us about the near future.
Halting forest loss is a crucial milestone on the road to net zero.
A consequence of a warming world is prolonged dry spells and periods of drought that can lead to infectious diseases like cholera.
French President Emmanuel Macron has called ‘pants-on-fire’ to prime minister Scott Morrison over his handling of the cancellation of the submarine deal with France
Electric vehicle sales are booming and coal power is dwindling, but structural obstacles to net zero remain.
If you haven’t been paying attention to the UN climate summit in Glasgow, catch up here.
Leaders of the world’s wealthiest 20 countries failed to reach any major commitments on climate action, including a timeline to phase out fossil fuels.
When Prime Minister Scott Morrison returns from the Glasgow climate summit, he must start a proper national conversation on net-zero.
Helping developing nations pay for the expensive work of emissions reduction and adaptation benefits everyone on the planet.
Reach net zero requires policies spanning energy, industry, transport, agriculture, land use, even trade. Climate change is a whole-of-government issue. It’s every minister’s problem.
A global emissions-credit trading system could bring an end to the production of coal-fired electricity, spur innovation and help countries meet their greenhouse gas emissions goals.
How economic thinking on climate change has evolved since the 2006 Stern Review.
Pacific nations look to New Zealand for climate leadership. It has enshrined carbon neutrality by 2050 and a 1.5°C target in law, but, so far, emissions have continued to rise.
The EU’s trading partners, including South Africa, will have to adhere to new regulations tied to the blocs ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy.
African livestock keepers need help: without proactive interventions, increasing temperatures will reduce meat and milk production.
Allotments and repairing old clothes are just aspects of 1970s life that are making a comeback.
Wind turbines need building, heat pumps need installing – but Britain has a chronic skills shortage.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Environment + Energy Editor and Host of the Climate Fight podcast series, The Conversation
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Research Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
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Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Visiting Professor of Practice, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Professor of Geosystem Science, Director of Oxford Net Zero, University of Oxford
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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A/Prof., School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique
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Research Fellow, Climate & Energy College, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Political Philosophy, UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University
