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Newborn babies are particularly vulnerable to hot conditions. They have a limited ability to control their body temperature.
India’s international climate pledge could set the tone for other emerging economies for a decade.
Climate change is a game changer and our disaster response is no longer sufficient. We must begin to address the underlying causes that make some communities more vulnerable than others.
Labor has put fuel efficiency rules on the agenda. But the standards must be stringent and purpose-built for Australia.
As the climate crisis intensifies, New Zealand businesses of all kinds must face tougher scrutiny over their commitment to reducing carbon emissions.
Cruise liners are back and demand is reportedly strong. But given their environmental impact and relatively low economic benefit, how sustainable is this kind of tourism?
Millions of years on. modern frogs and toads still haven’t learnt you can have too much of a good thing.
Are severe and extreme weather events on the rise? And does this have anything to do with manmade climate change? The simple answer is: it’s complicated.
To put the $370 billion in subsidies to work, the US needs to build new infrastructure and manage a lot of regulatory hurdles.
Efforts to control the fossil fuel industry lobbying of the federal government must step up or we could face greater inequality and lessened democracy.
Pessimism, as explored by the philosopher Schopenhauer, offers tools to come to terms with the idea that refusing to relentlessly pursue happiness is perhaps the most reasonable attitude.
While official data is yet to be released, this year’s Mediterranean marine heatwave will likely have devastating ecological consequences.
A survey conducted in Texas state prisons finds that many lack basic resources like cold water, ice and air conditioning to help incarcerated people and staff keep cool during heat waves.
Sperm whales support ecotourism in Kaikōura and blue whales come to feed off the New Zealand coast – but both may become a rare sight as ocean temperatures continue to rise.
Right now, the safeguard mechanism meant to reduce emissions is not fit for purpose. Labor is exploring ways to fix it - and create a proper pollution market.
Here are two possible forms of regional geoengineering.
Scott Morrison secretly assumed control of the resources portfolio, among others. Now a gas company wants one of his captain’s calls to be scrapped.
Storms and flash floods often follow a heatwave.
Most claiming to be compatible with the climate agreement show a strong continuing reliance on natural gas and coal.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Adjunct professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University
