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Fusion companies claim they can deliver power in a decade or less – but the reality may be more difficult.
An analysis finds that fewer electric vehicles will also mean less investment to clean up the electricity sector.
South Africa’s new climate targets cut emissions only modestly by 2035; a cautious path risks missing green investment, even though deeper cuts are within reach.
The surprising ways in which machine learning is decoding the animal mind.
Australia killed off its world-leading carbon price. As budget pressure mounts, economists want it back on the table.
As global temperatures rise, wildfires are advancing further north. Many of them burn through peat, which contains massive amounts of carbon.
The Trump administration is pulling back billions of dollars in industrial development money for carbon capture and storage projects. That may force industries to actually cut emissions instead.
From fires to carbon emissions and electromagnetic fields, misinformation about electric vehicles is rife – and widely believed.
Despite warnings of a climate catastrophe, a slew of polluting gas projects are either poised to begin or lie firmly in industry’s sights.
Ending Labor’s EV tax break would make it much harder to cut surging emissions in Australia’s transport sector.
Corporate decisions made in boardrooms and through initiatives with nonprofits have created an important kind of private climate governance.
From sails, to route optimisation and alternative fules, Daniel Precioso and Alice Larkin talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about strategies to reduce emissions from global shipping.
Trade policy must evolve to prioritise economic security and resilience
Despite the Canada Carbon Rebate’s effectiveness, Canada’s major political parties are willing to scrap it because it’s not politically rewarding.
Carbon capture and removal can produce ‘negative’ carbon emissions.
Planners need more reliable projections of future sea-level rise to protect communities and ecosystems. A new method helps produce them.
Windows that can be darkened at the touch of a button are already reducing the need for aircon.
The new system may essentially give countries and companies permission to keep polluting.
Insulating attics, replacing windows and adding heat pumps can save money and reduce emissions − if residents can afford the upgrades. Carbon-offset purchases by local companies could help.
Top contributors
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Royal Society Research Professor of Climate Change Science, University of East Anglia
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Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
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Climateworks Centre CEO, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
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Senior Research Associate, Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Analyst, UNSW
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Professor, Department of Earth System Science, and Chair of the Global Carbon Project, Stanford University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra