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Seeing more clearly is the first step toward wiser action.
Climate activism shouldn’t just be about boycotts and protest – it’s also a chance to imagine a different future.
The federal government’s deal with Alberta over a pipeline to British Columbia is offside for many reasons — and will deepen divisions among Canadian provinces.
With so many influential people in the room, the hope was to see a tipping point in the engagement of political, faith, business and cultural leaders.
Why climate models miss what matters most: our wellbeing.
Expectations were extremely low ahead of this year’s UN climate talks. Remarkably, organisers in Brazil managed to secure real progress at COP30.
Paying off slave owners was an imperfect compromise. But it worked.
Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.
New study finds both MPs and the public underestimate how quickly global emissions must be cut.
Energy stress is a significantly bigger problem for Indigenous households. Indigenous communities also need a genuine say on renewable or mineral projects on their land.
The target seeks to balance positive action with pragmatism. Achieving it will requires a major policy step-up.
A few key questions can help us judge if the federal government’s 2035 targets will flop or fly.
If Australia’s geo-strategic jostling in the Pacific is to work, we must show serious commitment to curbing global warming.
Weaning ourselves off fossil fuels is glacially slow – isn’t it? This pessimistic narrative doesn’t stack up against evidence of very rapid change in the real world.
Is climate action a cost or benefit? The debate is dividing big Australian businesses. But the answer is clear: benefits from action far outweighs the cost.
The beauty of positive tipping points is that it only takes a small change to make a big difference.
Climate action does not just need good policy, it also needs good psychology.
Talking about climate change is one of the easiest and most effective climate solutions. So why are so few of us having climate conversations?
Farming seaweed, changing ocean chemistry, breeding corals and restoring mangroves could help fight climate change – if assessed and managed responsibly.
Top contributors
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Senior Fellow, Centre for Free Expression, Toronto Metropolitan University; York University, Canada
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Senior Research Fellow in Climate Science Communication, Climate Futures Program, University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania
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Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
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Chair of Energy and Climate Governance, University of Manchester
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Lecturer, Environmental Psychology, University of Bath
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Professor, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and Director of the Centre for Marine Socioecology, UTAS, University of Tasmania
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer and Research Fellow, School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences. Coordinator, Education for Sustainability Tasmania, University of Tasmania
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Climateworks Centre CEO, Monash University
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Professor, Département de droit, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Marine Social Scientist, The University of Queensland