Symbolic gesture or assertion of state power? Declaring a climate 'emergency' walks a fine line between hopeful rhetoric and risk to democracy.
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As a zoonotic virus, COVID-19 is itself a symptom of human-influenced climate change. It is also indicative of the humanitarian impact of future environmental crises.
Journalists are better at covering the climate crisis but there's still room for improvement.
The response to coronavirus shows us that people can still work together to do the right thing.
New research shows changing your lifestyle for environmental reasons can lead you into political action.
The UN's climate change conference is coming to the UK this year, and former industrial powerhouse Glasgow is just the city to demonstrate its environmental commitment.
What is the climate emergency, and whose climate crisis is it anyway?
Our food, finance, and logistics systems are worringly vulnerable to climate shocks – we can't rule out collapses within a decade.
Hundreds of Canadian municipalities have declared climate emergencies but many have yet to take action.
Tales of heroic rescues and bush Christmases in Australian fiction of the 19th century describe a time when the fire season was confined to summer.
There are plenty other good reasons to stabilise the global population.
Economic growth and climate change are related. It is time to question the economics and foster discussions about the hard decisions we must make.
The kids are right when it comes to climate change, says an ethicist: adults have a moral and ethical responsibility to take the necessary actions to stop climate change.
Climate activists are using the 'extraordinary emergency' of climate change as a legal defence to justify law breaking.
Few feel the pain of the Great Barrier Reef's decline more acutely than the scientists trying to save it. Ahead of a UN climate summit, two researchers write of their grief, and hope.
Climate change is a super-wicked problem. With a growing sense of urgency to act on climate change, it is vital we strike a balance between encouraging action and limiting pushback.
When we think about the health impacts of climate change, the effects of rising temperatures on physical health are often front of mind. But climate change affects people's mental health, too.
Scientists from all over the world agree that the impacts of climate change will get worse, unless action is taken now.
Because climate change is so heavily politicised, the declaration of a national emergency would be a disaster for the major parties – and for bringing greater awareness to the problem.
A biodegradable sea wall is cheaper than a concrete wall. In addition, it's easy for local people to replicate.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences and Public Policy, Auckland University of Technology
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Jon Brodie is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professorial Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Emeritus Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Director, Climate Change Communication Research Hub, Monash University
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Senior lecturer in English, the University of Otago, New Zealand, University of Otago
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Senior Lecturer in Media Psychology, University of Salford
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Assistant Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Professor of Earth Science and Climate Change, Director of the Earth and Sustainability Science Research Centre, Director of Chronos 14Carbon-Cycle Facility, and UNSW Director of ARC Centre for Excellence in Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, UNSW
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Professor & Director, Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior lecturer, School of Law and Justice, Southern Cross University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waikato
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Director of the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance, University of Strathclyde
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Professor of Political Sociology, Keele University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Keele University
