Will the renewable energy transition end up creating yet more greenhouse emissions, as we ramp up the manufacture of wind turbines and solar cells? Not if their manufacture is itself powered by renewables.
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A shipping industry summit is exploring routes to a greener future.
New Zealand has ruled out new permits for offshore oil and gas exploration as a step towards a transition to a carbon-neutral future.
After a long run of devastating typhoons, one country is holding the world's biggest corporations to account on climate change.
With the US announcement that it would withdrawl from the Paris Accord, several American states are mobilizing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Research can be spun, within hours, into a story of past failure. In fact, it's a case of continuous improvement.
Its plan to stop lending money for oil and gas projects embraces the spirit of the Paris agreement at a time when the U.S. is going in a different direction.
Canada's growing population and online shopping habits make meeting our emissions targets a challenge. With some targeted intervention, we can transform our economy, and society, for the better.
The federal government's keenly awaited review of Australia's climate policies continues a longstanding bipartisan traditional of weak policy development in this area.
New modelling suggests that Australia could use renewable energy to hit its 2030 emissions reduction targets, without it costing any more overall than maintaining the status quo.
The CO2 we produce when we put up buildings is large and virtually unregulated.
Do all fossil fuel workers want their current jobs protected? Research in the field suggests not.
And one thing that probably will, but won't make much difference.
Canada ratified the Paris agreement on climate change, but it hasn't yet filled the leadership void left by the United States. Time is running out.
Another round of UN climate negotiations kicks off in Bonn this month. With a Trump-shaped cloud hanging over the Paris Agreement, what approach can we expect Australia to adopt this time around?
The prospect of attempting to engineer the world's climate has become a lot more real since the Paris Agreement.
Green détente options could help South Korea ease the diplomatic tensions in the region.
Without limiting global warming Europe is likely to see more severe heatwaves, less frequent extreme cold and more intense rain events.
The price of renewable energy will fall significantly relative to new-build coal in coming decades, making an all-renewable electricity system more desirable, both economically and environmentally.
It's still possible to hit the more ambitious of the two Paris global warming goals, according to a new estimate of the global carbon budget. But it sure won't be easy, and we need to start now.
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PhD Candidate, Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor in the Frederick S Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
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Director, Climate Analytics (Berlin), Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University (Perth), Visiting scientist, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
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Lecturer in International Relations and Environmental Policy, Australian National University
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Dean, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
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Associate Professor, Asian Institute of Technology
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Melbourne
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Fellow and Higher Degree Research Convener, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, School of Geography, University of Melbourne
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Pep Canadell is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Professor and VC's Chair, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
