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We know how to flatten the curve of rising greenhouse gas emissions. Doing it is another matter.
Here's what a space tourism industry led by Bezos, Branson and Musk might mean for the planet.
If the G7 is serious about stopping global warming, it could start by acknowledging who and what is causing it.
If shipping were a country, it would rank between Japan and Germany as the sixth-largest contributor to global carbon dioxide emissions.
A new study shows how we can meet the goals of the Paris Agreement by changing the value of different greenhouse gases over time.
New UK-wide trials aim to discover the best ways to suck carbon from the air.
Scientists need to know how much we can rely on the land to offset our emissions.
Discord and doubt are the last things the world needs at this critical moment.
A transcript of episode 7 of The Conversation Weekly pocast, including an extra from Don't Call Me Resilient on the treatment of migrant workers in Canada.
Growing weed indoors is not an environmentally friendly process. Climate controls create a lot of greenhouse gas emissions, and where the pot is produced has a huge influence on emission levels.
Bitcoin is attracting attention from big buyers like Tesla. But don't be fooled – it's still a disaster for the climate.
No-one says reducing emissions from the agriculture sector will be easy. But it must be done, or farmers will suffer the most.
The presence of water on the Earth’s surface is the result of a subtle balance between different mechanisms in the atmosphere and below the surface.
Machines using giant fans and filters can literally suck carbon dioxide out of the air. Sounds great – but the technology faces many challenges.
In the ocean, phytoplankton helped by diazotrophs play an outstanding role in withdrawing CO₂ from the atmosphere. But climate change is disturbing this delicate balance.
A person who exercises, attends sporting events as a spectator and takes their kids to the oval or swimming pool will create 935 kg of CO₂ per year if using their car.
Our new study shows that cutting emissions now will bring benefits sooner than expected.
The Climate Change Committee has laid out a road map for net zero emissions that the UK government could follow.
Black Friday sales reveal fast fashion extremes. But how does it affect the planet?
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Chief research scientist, Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; and Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Research Group Leader, CSIRO
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Honorary Fellow, CSIRO
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Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW
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CO2Chem Network Manager, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, University of Sheffield
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Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Géochimiste, chargé de recherche CNRS au Centre de recherches pétrographiques et géochimiques de Nancy, Université de Lorraine
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Earth and paleo-climate scientist, Australian National University
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A/Prof., School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Oxford
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Professor of Geosystem Science, Director of Oxford Net Zero, University of Oxford
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Director of Workforce Development, Clean Energy Council, The University of Melbourne
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Research scientist, NASA
