Australia is expanding trade and investment with Southeast Asia to improve regional prosperity and global climate security. Here’s what to expect at the April 15-16 green economy summit in Vietnam.
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Australia has a massive opportunity to reduce global emissions by as much as 9%, all while renewing its heavy industries and economy. But to seize the opportunity, government needs to move fast.
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.
How does keeping the price of petrol and diesel down align with New Zealand’s goal of being carbon zero by 2050? And do price caps even work anyway?
We must take significant and rapid action now, to ensure cities play their part in limiting dangerous global warming and withstand the climate challenges ahead.
Reach net zero requires policies spanning energy, industry, transport, agriculture, land use, even trade. Climate change is a whole-of-government issue. It’s every minister’s problem.
Restoring farmland is one of the best ways to tackle climate and environmental issues over the long-term. But this doesn’t appear to be part of the Nationals deal.
Australia’s top economists say Australia can’t “free-ride”, allowing others to cut emissions while it gets the benefits.
Space mining might be closer than you think. But legal issues about the ownership of space resources must be urgently addressed to avoid space wars over natural resources.
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Ph.D. Student in Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine
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Deputy Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine
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Associate, Grattan Institute
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Professor in the practice of public policy and antitrust, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Southeast Asia Lead, Climateworks Centre
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Assistant Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor in Property, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Director, Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law, University of New England
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CEO, Climateworks Centre
