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To meet New Zealand’s target of a net-zero carbon economy by 2050, industrial heat process will have to change. Here are the four main options.
Climate change is a real threat to national security. So why didn’t our armed forces review properly come to grips with this?
What the BBC Radio 4 drama gets right (and wrong) about rural opposition to the energy transition.
While the ACCC, ASIC and a new senate inquiry begin to flush out greenwashing, we take a closer look at dodgy climate claims. Complaints and court cases are stacking up. Here’s what you need to know.
CCS remains a ‘handy excuse’ for extracting more fossil fuels, our review indicates.
While the introduction of more climate policies across jurisdictions is good, synchronized policy decisions are better.
Climate models embed colonial attitudes and massive inequality.
National strategies depend on natural methods to offset emissions – but acknowledge this may not be possible.
We’re rarely aware of a company’s full environmental footprint.
Airlines are investing in sustainable biofuel startups and starting to uses alternative fuels, including cooking oil, ag waste and corn ethanol. But biofuels alone won’t be enough, research shows.
Companies seen as big polluters suffer little in terms of reputation and sales when they are found making misleading claims about protecting the environment.
Until February 17 2023, you can have your say on the government’s plan for standardised company reporting of climate‑related risks, which would start in 2024-25.
A lack of clarity over certain issues risks preventing the shipping industry’s energy transition from taking off.
We assessed 187 ASX200 companies – together they produce 32% of Australia’s operational emissions.
Tracking CO2 emissions with satellites can help to support emission reduction efforts under the Paris Agreement.
COP27’s agreement on observing the oceans sets a strong foundation for policymakers to invest in internationally linked observation that will help countries better monitor these carbon sinks.
The biggest issues at COP27 involve financing for low-income countries hit hard by climate change. A former World Bank official describes some promising signs she’s starting to see.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres says rules around corporate emissions reporting are “wide enough to drive a diesel truck through”.
Constructing and running buildings accounts for roughly a third of global energy use and emissions. So it’s alarming that a report to COP27 shows the sector is veering off course for net zero by 2050.
Top contributors
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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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Associate, Grattan Institute
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CEO, Climateworks Centre
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Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund 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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Professor in Energy and Climate Governance, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Executive Director, Oxford Net Zero, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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CEO and Scientific Director, Ocean Frontier Institute; Professor and Associate VP Research, Dalhousie University
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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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Professor and Associate Dean (Education), University of Nottingham
