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The Energy Charter Treaty allows fossil fuel investors to sue governments over climate action – prompting EU countries to withdraw.
A look back at what the COPs have actually achieved.
Sponsorship from fossil-fuel companies is worth millions to Australian sport. But growing opposition from the public and athletes themselves may force sports to rethink these deals.
A new study shows what it would mean for Europe and China, and why the US might not be too excited about the idea.
If mining workplaces are anything to go by, the clean energy sector will have their work cut out for them to retain women in the workforce.
Fossil fuel subsidies from major economies nearly doubled in 2021, reaching almost US$700 billion. Here’s how Australia stacks up.
More than 400 proposed fossil fuel extraction projects threaten to blow the world’s 1.5°C target.
Opening up new fossil fuel exploration will damage our longer-term security and undermine our climate imperatives. It is dangerous for the planet.
While Congress considers new renewable energy incentives, Texas’ sprawling wind farms tell a story about renewable energy ownership in the US – and who benefits from subsidies.
The plastic industry uses powerful tactics to convince us it’s not that bad, but in reality many of their green solutions aren’t working.
Australia needs an honest reckoning with the fossil fuel industry’s decades-long hold over Australian politics. Without that, we cannot shift to a principled stand against ceaseless expansion.
The concept of the carbon footprint can do more than just make us feel guilty about the climate cost of our everyday lives.
A study found $1.4 trillion in oil and gas industry assets would be at risk if governments follow through on their pledges to deal with climate change.
Winning the election might be the easy part for Labor compared to weaning Australia off fossil fuel exports. But it must be done.
In the absence of a clear plan for affording the high costs of decarbonisation, it’s time for the UK Treasury to tax fossil fuel companies.
A new book lays out the connections between industries and politicians that are both stalling action on climate change and diminishing democracy.
If estimates are grossly inaccurate, Australia’s emission reduction targets will not be grounded in a credible assessment of greenhouse gas outputs.
If governments auctioned off monopoly rights to produce and distribute clean fuels, Big Oil might be forced to buy into a greener transport future.
Extinction Rebellion’s 2022 climate action strategy needs to focus on stigmatising the fossil fuel industry if it’s to be successful.
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Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Professor of Political Philosophy, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Lecturer in Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL
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Lecturer in Organisation Studies and Sustainability, Cardiff University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Research Assistant Professor, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
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Adjunct Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor, Environment and Development Sociology, The University of Queensland
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Professor and Co-director, Sport Innovation Research Group, Swinburne University of Technology
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Existential Risk, University of Cambridge
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Research Fellow in Fuel Poverty and Energy Policy, Built Environment Asset Management (BEAM) Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of History and Public Affairs, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair, The University of Texas at Austin
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Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor, Foundation Director, Southgate Institute for Health, Society & Equity, Flinders University
