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Despite the popular and intuitive notion that people find climate change psychologically distant, a new review of the evidence shows that’s not the case at all.
A major new show at the Tate Modern in London in October will further cement his fame as one of the most important African artists in the world.
The deeper causes of inflation will make it very difficult to bring price rises down to more manageable levels.
It’s estimated that 1.63 million tons of material will be produced in 2023 for wet wipes.
Is ‘climate anxiety’ a reasonable response to impending environmental catastrophe? Or a problem to see a mental health professional about?
Recognizing the challenges posed by climate-induced displacement is important. But officials must avoid rhetoric about displaced people that can fuel xenophobia.
Children and teenagers can add to our knowledge of the natural world through citizen science projects.
Vehicle import restrictions on their own are unlikely to yield meaningful, sustained public health and environmental gains in Africa.
Kenya, Malawi, Gabon, Nigeria and Togo are already interested in scaling carbon credit production.
Climate change is a huge threat to Madagascar’s four forest types – urgent action is needed to ensure they don’t disappear completely.
At least 115 of Indonesia’s islands will be underwater due to a combination of sea level rise and land subsidence. What do these estimates mean to Indonesia’s future as an archipelagic state?
By following these unusual energy-saving tips, you will not only cut costs but will also help to conserve resources for future generations.
Stopping the expansion of offshore oil and gas extraction is a critical but often overlooked step towards achieving global climate targets and protecting our oceans and planet.
As a child of Hungarian Jews, reading Eichmann in Jerusalem was a revelation to Peter Christoff. Yet might the ‘Eichmann problem’ of criminal disregard apply, today to those exploiting fossil fuels?
A leading climate scientist explains why going over 1.5 degrees Celsius puts the world in a danger zone.
Given how much young people have achieved in the fight against climate crisis it’s crucial their voices are really heard at COP27.
Does the Global North have a moral responsibility to protect and compensate those in the Global South that disproportionately bear the brunt of climate change devastation?
Sponsorship from fossil-fuel companies is worth millions to Australian sport. But growing opposition from the public and athletes themselves may force sports to rethink these deals.
Words matter. It’s vital terms like ‘crisis’ and ‘calamity’ don’t become rhetorical devices devoid of real content as we argue about what climate action to take.
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Environment + Energy Editor and Host of the Climate Fight podcast series, The Conversation
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
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Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
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Professor of Law, University College Cork
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Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Brighton
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Lecturer in English Literature, Swansea University
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Lecturer in Asia-Pacific Studies, University of Central Lancashire
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Equity Studies, York University, Canada
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Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Business & Society, University of Bath
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Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Sustainable Urban Development, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
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Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; Deputy Director for the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science; Deputy Director for the Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor in Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
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Lecturer in Global Sustainable Development, Nottingham Trent University
