We don’t really know how much international migration will be prompted by climate change. But everyone agrees the issue is big - perhaps too big to resolve at the Paris talks.
Businesses representatives are out in full force at COP21.
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Business has a significant stake in the Paris climate talks. Here’s how companies will be shaping the agenda.
Rotten to the core. Can Paris help create a less wasteful food system?
Maggie Houtz
The food on our tables is central to the #COP21 debate and any Paris agreement must help build a system that moves us a long way from our current habits.
Catching black marlin is big business on Australia’s east coast.
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Climate change is driving the iconic black marlin further south, with a possible impact on ecosystems and the fishing industry.
Zodiac icewarp.
Rene van der Wal
A team of researchers went to the High Arctic to retrace the steps of a 1960s expedition. They came away with far more than they bargained for.
Carrots from farms on Melbourne’s urban fringe.
Matthew Carey
Australians may need to get used to coping with more disruptions to their food supply and rising food prices in a warming climate.
Nepal’s well-managed forests are a model for local climate action.
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Success in dealing with common resources on a smaller scale proves it’s not impossible to manage the biggest common resource of all – planet Earth.
Extreme weather is more common than ever.
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The scientific case rests on six key observations.
Blue-sky promises? The Paris climate deal is unlikely to be legally binding.
Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
The Paris climate deal comes ‘pre-packaged’ by the promises nations have already made. But the issue of global climate finance could still scupper the talks.
Bill Shorten’s pledge to reduce emissions 45% below 2005 levels by 2030 is an improvement, but it won’t go all the way.
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Is Labor’s new target a fair contribution to climate action?
Nightmarish societies triggered by catastrophic climate events.
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The dystopian futures and nightmarish societies that inspire hope but can’t insist on change.
A worker at a coal power plant in China.
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The greenhouse gases that cause climate change will take centre stage at the upcoming Paris climate talks. What are they and what are their effects?
2015 looks set to be the hottest year on record.
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2015 will likely be the hottest year on record, according to a preliminary analysis released by the World Meteorological Organization.
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New technique captures 78% carbon using molten tin.
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Cows are one of the least efficient ways to go from field to fork.
Yep…still melting.
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There’s no agreed definition, no agreed starting point – and no data to back it up.
Gas is the solution to some but not all our problems.
magnascan
UK’s decision to close coal power plants is really a statement of the obvious, and does nothing to answer the problem of what to do afterwards.
Members of a Muslim fraternity at University of Texas, Dallas.
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Research indicates that only 46% of students believe Muslims are accepted on campus. But the same research points to ways to change how Muslims are perceived by Americans generally.
How will climate change affect our conception chances?
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A world of warmer weather may be bad news for reproductive health and birth rates.
The low-lying islands of the Pacific such as Kiribati are vulnerable to sea level rise.
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Australia need to take responsibility for the consequences of its fossil fuel consumption and exports.