If you use the full Kyoto period — 1990 to 2020 — the US is minus 5% and Australia is almost exactly the same. Environment minister Greg Hunt, Radio National, November 17. *We and the United States are…
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The Australian National University’s decision to withdraw A$16 million in investment from seven resources companies, including gas producer Santos, has been praised by divestment campaigners and condemned…
No matter what the aviation industry does to reduce emissions, it will be outweighed by growth in air travel, according to a new analysis. Growth will trump emissions cuts even if significant (and contentious…
Australia’s economy faces grave threats from climate change, but the greatest threat is if we do not make a serious effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It’s not just the physical impacts of climate…
Research coming from UCLA and five other universities has proven that by far the most effective way to prevent further global…
How we talk about climate change has a lot to do with how we feel about it, and what we’re willing to do to act on it. Recent research from the US found that the terms “global warming” and “climate change…
The way we currently produce food around the world contributes up to 20-30% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions and accounts for 70% of all human water use. But is it possible to eat well and take…
The political outlook for renewable energy is not great – and I’m not just talking about the view out of Joe Hockey’s car window. The Renewable Energy Target (RET), which aims to deliver 41 million megawatt-hours…
Recent news that a gas project in Queensland has been charged with environmental harm has put the spotlight on underground coal gasification, or UCG. Linc Energy’s Chinchilla project was a pilot UCG project…
The latest review of Australia’s energy-saving appliance scheme has delivered a rare trifecta: a good news story for the economy, the community and the environment. According to my estimates from data…
After a week of mostly bad news on climate change, new figures reveal that Australia easily beat its first internationally-agreed climate target, with nearly 131 million tonnes of emissions to spare. That’s…
Little-studied synthetic gases could have large effects on the ozone layer and climate if their use goes unchecked, according…
A Labor-dominated Senate committee has set the stage for the post-July tussle over carbon policy, recommending that Australia commit to much deeper emissions cuts than the current 5% target, and advising…
Strong winds linked to climate change and the hole in the ozone layer are driving a steady increase in Antarctic sea ice, even as Arctic levels continue to shrink dramatically, a new report shows. While…
Raising livestock accounts for the largest single land-use on Earth. Cattle, sheep and goats, pigs and poultry occupy around 30% of the planet’s land area not covered in ice, generate 40% of the world’s…
The resources required to raise livestock and the impacts of farm animals on environments vary dramatically depending on…
Rivers and streams release carbon dioxide at a rate five times greater than the world’s lakes and reservoirs combined. The…
The USA’s methane emissions, a type of greenhouse gas, have been found to be severely underestimated according to new research…
Ninety companies produced almost two-thirds of greenhouse gases released since the Industrial Revolution, according to new…
Greenhouse gas emissions from thawing permafrost have been greatly underestimated in current climate models, according to…
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Research Group Leader, CSIRO
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Director, Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia
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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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Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
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Honorary Fellow, CSIRO
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Royal Society Research Professor of Climate Change Science, University of East Anglia
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Professor, Department of Earth System Science, and Chair of the Global Carbon Project, Stanford University
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Faculty of Law, The University of Western Australia
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Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
