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Some rocks will burn, and others will melt, depending on how they were formed and what minerals they contain.
We shouldn’t let controversy over the approval of one small, short-lived mine distract from more consequential decisions looming on coal.
After the Supreme Court overturned the Obama administration’s strategy for reducing power plant carbon emissions in 2022, the Biden administration is taking a narrower but still ambitious approach.
South Africa faces the possibility of record electricity shortages and catastrophic scenarios such as a complete grid collapse.
Smoothing the transition to clean energy for fossil fuel workers and their communities requires local leadership and the support of a new federal authority
Making the green energy transition a success requires governments to pay attention to environmental factors and socioeconomic imperatives.
Households and businesses are set for more hip-pocket pain after regulators flagged hefty electricity price rises in four Australian states.
Developing countries are expected to quit coal faster than any energy transition in history.
The mine was not refused on climate change grounds. So without legal reform, other fossil fuel projects may still go ahead.
Even as renewables boom like never before, our reliance on fossil fuels remains stubbornly high. One problem? The rebound effect
We’re rarely aware of a company’s full environmental footprint.
The good news is the world’s coal use has peaked – and will soon rapidly decline. Australia is leading the way, and the rest of the world must soon follow.
As opponents of the Whitehaven Colliery protest, an expert on the cultural history of British landscapes revisits an 18th-century poem that reminds us of the town’s industrious spirit.
If all countries in the world followed Indonesia’s target, the global temperature would rise by 4°C by 2050.
Energy bills are about to hurt. But what can the government actually do to ease the pain?
Here’s what I’ve learned from researching the history of UK climate policy.
Here are four reasons their victory is so significant.
The Energy Charter Treaty allows fossil fuel investors to sue governments over climate action – prompting EU countries to withdraw.
A leading climate scientist explains why going over 1.5 degrees Celsius puts the world in a danger zone.
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Senior lecturer & Deputy Director Monash Energy Institute, Monash University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Regional Economic Development, School of Business and Law, CQUniversity Australia
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