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Have you ever struggled to understand exactly what to do inside a voting booth?
Climate scientists often bombard their audiences with facts and figures - a method of communication that often doesn't work. Perhaps this is where cli-fi can step in, with its compelling characters and just slightly embellished science.
Eleven years after its release, An Inconvenient Truth, the iconic climate documentary, has spawned a sequel. But did the original do more harm than good by polarizing Americans on climate change?
Taking inspiration from the spread of world religions, Quentin Atkinson and Shaun Hendy argue scientists need to do more to signal commitment to ideas they want to spread.
Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth woke up the world to climate change. But with its sequel hitting cinemas now, it's not clear that 'big issue' documentaries make a difference in the long term.
Climate scientist Mark Maslin interviewed the former US vice-president about his new film, An Inconvenient Sequel.
Al Gore's trip to Australia this week is the latest in a long line of visits - and not just because he has movies to promote.
This summer sees the release of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.
Some American voters hope that instant runoff can make our elections better. But a mathematician has an idea for another solution.
During a Q&A discussion about climate change, Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie said it was four degrees hotter 110,000 years ago. Is that right?
Rather than opting for an apocalyptic rhetoric or messages of fear, Planet Earth employs a 'positive' narrative that can generate a bigger impact.
In this year's election, the system of majority voting didn't allow voters to express their opinions adequately. If they had, the choice would have been between Kasich and Sanders.
While it's unprecedented to call an election 'rigged' before voting has even taken place, there is a history of candidates crying foul after suspicious results.
The legal challenge over parliament's role in trigging the Article 50 process is misplaced.
These charges by Trump are more than just campaign rhetoric. They raise a central issue for democracy: the willingness of losers to comply with a decision reached via free and fair elections.
Ten years have passed since Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth hit the US box office. Has the film been successful in increasing awareness and action on climate change?
Two mathematicians explain why majority voting often fails to elect the candidate preferred by the majority and propose an alternative, 'majority judgment.'
With the main UN climate negotiations grinding along elsewhere in the building, Al Gore told a packed side event about his vision for a low-carbon economy.
The reality of climate policy is it's often provincial governments or city councils who are the most ambitious, especially where national governments leave a policy void.
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American Applied Mathematician, Mathematical Economist, and O.R. Analyst. "Directeur de recherche de classe exceptionnelle" (emeritus) of the C.N.R.S., École Polytechnique
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Associate Lecturer, Bangor University
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Research Assistant Professor, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
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Professor of Management + Director, Centre for Workplace Leadership, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne
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ARC Future Fellow, UNSW
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Associate Professor of Communication, Northeastern University
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Research Fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester
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Professor, School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University
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Research Fellow in Climate and Water Resources, University of Melbourne
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Directeur de recherche CNRS (LAMSADE, Université de Dauphine), Professeur à l'Ecole Polytechnique (département d'économie), Université Paris Dauphine – PSL
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Lecturer in Public Law, Liverpool Hope University
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Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
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ARC Future Fellow, Research School of Earth Sciences; Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Australian National University
