Ten years ago, politicians such as Tony Abbott would routinely voice disdain for climate science. Now, while the policy debate remains fierce, the battleground has shifted to economics and jobs.
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In the end, climate policy didn't swing the federal election, and for those on the losing side it can be tempting to play the blame game. But listening and respect are much better ways to move forward.
Media reports are starting to directly connect climate change to its weather effects in local communities. But how you respond to those linkages depends on what you already think about climate change.
Melting ice caps, burning forests – the climate disaster future is increasingly the present.
New research addresses two questions about the supposed 'pause' in warming.
The UN climate talks are being held in a nation dominated by cheap coal.
We must recognize the complexity of perspectives on climate change if we want to confront it.
Coastal real estate prices appear to be taking a hit, but mostly in neighborhoods with more climate change believers.
Cheap fossil fuels contort the global economy in ways that have systematically harmed some and benefited others. Justice demands that those of us who have benefited take responsibility.
A decade ago, only a third of farmers accepted the science of climate change. But surveys show attitudes have shifted in recent years as the farming community begins to confront what the future holds.
New research shows how 'teleological thinking' means that conspiracists are more likely to also be creationists.
The environmental responsibility some businesses say they embrace is only a veneer.
A scholar of climate misinformation campaigns explains how, in part, the large gap in public opinion on global warming emerged since a scientist's landmark clarion call for action.
Facts will only get you so far when it comes to climate change. To get conservatives on side, climate communicators must focus on the values conservatives hold dear, such as preserving the status quo.
Why do some people reject scientifically accepted ideas? A psychotherapist points to black-and-white thinking as part of the explanation.
Most of us lack the expertise to evaluate climate science, but there are ways anyone can spot a badly reasoned argument.
While Tony Abbott's London climate speech has been widely criticised, research suggests his views have long had a sympathetic ear in Australia's coal heartland.
Tony Abbott will deliver a speech to the Global Warming Policy Foundation. Has the human weathervane stopped spinning? What does it mean for climate politics?
Some claim that scientists avoid publishing results that go against the consensus on man-made climate change. But this is simply untrue.
It would take a lifestyle upheaval to drop most Australians' household emissions to a sustainable level. Even many of us who urge equitable action on climate change act as if this doesn't apply to us.
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Research Assistant Professor, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Associate professor in astronomy, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Critical Thinking; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Professor of Environmental Politics and Co-Director Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney
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Holcim (US) Professor at the Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Research Associate, Reuters Institute, University of Oxford
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Research Associate, Science Society & Sustainability, University of East Anglia
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Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Brighton
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Researcher, University of Manchester, University of Manchester
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology, UNSW
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Director, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
