A woman in Burkina Faso collects firewood. Developing nations – and particularly women in these nations – are more vulnerable to climate change, and have less ability to adapt.
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Climate justice is becoming an increasingly important part of climate action.
Some materials and surfaces radiate much more heat (red areas) than others, as can be seen in this thermal image of Arncliffe Street in Wolli Creek, Sydney.
Hot spots occur at the scale of where people live – the building, the street, the block – which means urban design and building materials have profound implications for our health and well-being.
The Paris climate agreement will be open for signing at the UN’s New York headquarters for the next year, starting tomorrow.
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Australia will be one of more than 160 nations formally signing the Paris climate agreement in New York this week. But delivering on those promises is what really counts.
The earth is a finite place.
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As Brazil struggles through a political and economic crisis, its soybean farmers are thriving. Their growing clout could trigger new deforestation and undercut the nation’s climate change pledges.
An overwhelming majority of those in the know believe coal fired power, such as from this Victorian plant, are contributing to global warming.
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Marine sediments provide evidence of climate variability in South Africa going back 270,000 years. These changes correspond with changes in the archaeological record of the country.
Investment in renewables has slowed to trickle.
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Renewable energy has had a rough time in Australia. Good climate policy could fix that.
Bleached coral can take on luminously beautiful pink and purple hues - but don’t be deceived, these corals are under stress.
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The bleaching hitting the Great Barrier Reef not only harms corals. As these close-up photos show, it also deprives many other species of a home and livelihood.
China’s coal use has gone down two years in a row – or has it?
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Building on local experience and having access to current and expected climate trends is crucial to adapting to climate change for farmers in semi-arid regions.
Glacier melt is one of the major contributors to global sea level rise.
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Climate change may threaten the survival of the Cape frog. The solution could lie in creating corridors for them to move to new habitats and more suitable climate spaces.
Academics are studying whether talking about climate change as a health risk, rather than an environmental or economic issue, will dispel Americans’ general indifference to global warming.
The extreme architectural investment in Chaco Canyon typifies periods of peak building.
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Multiple times over the centuries, climate issues caused Pueblo farming to collapse, taking the establishment down with it. New research suggests there are parallels with American inequalities today.
Residents protest against the felling of century-old trees to make way for light rail along Anzac Parade in Sydney.
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If planning decisions properly considered the value of trees in a city, we could have a modern transport system and tree-lined views to enhance the journey.