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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.
The effects of climate change will disproportionately affect the world's poorest, risking the lives and health of millions of people located mainly in the Global South.
Citizens' assemblies could be vital in kick-starting the tough steps needed to safeguard a healthy world – but the detail for how they will work will be important.
Sydney has joined more than 600 local governments around the world – as well as the national governments of the UK and Canada – in putting the climate crisis at the heart of all policy decisions.
If the climate is in peril, why has the federal government approved a pipeline that will ship close to 600,000 barrels of oil per day from Alberta to British Columbia?
Can new language change the way the public and politicians perceive the hazards of the Earth's changing climate?
Top contributors
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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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Senior Fellow, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm 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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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, ARC Centre of Excellence for 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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Senior Researcher in Politics, Auckland University of Technology
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Director, Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor & Director, Global Ecological Change & Sustainability Laboratory, University of Guelph
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Professor of Politics, University of Westminster
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PhD Researcher, International Environmental Governance, Keele University
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Assistant Professor, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University
