If businesses are already pricing in climate risks in New Zealand, then the benefits of mandatory reporting may be overstated, new research has found.
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The landmark ruling means Australia must reduce emissions in line with the best science, and regulate the fossil fuel industry to prevent further harm.
Public Development Banks provide affordable financing, direct resources where urgently needed and align funding with long-term development strategies.
Four international courts are due to deliver advisory opinions on how governments are legally responsible for climate justice.
A global initiative to encourage businesses to commit to science-backed climate targets may merely be giving the impression of progress.
Mark Carney has the chance to differentiate Canada from the U.S. and demonstrate his leadership on climate. Instead, at the G7 summit and beyond, he seems to have abandoned his climate principles.
A recent survey finds that many kids understand that individual action alone is not enough, and most recognize that systemic accountability is necessary to tackle the climate crisis.
In its previous term, Labor laid the groundwork for stronger climate action. Now, in an expanded majority government, it has the chance to capitalise.
Dating back centuries, a legal principle declares certain natural resources must be protected by the government for present and future generations to benefit from.
Philosopher Immanuel Kant teaches us that even amid turmoil, it is possible — and necessary — to work toward a freer, more just future.
Global surveys consistently show strong public support for tackling climate change, even when that involves making personal sacrifices.
Most Australians are still able to be convinced on climate change. As climate action drops off the radar, that’s good news
Climate change remains a real threat to Canadians and their communities. As they campaign to lead the country, Canada’s would-be prime ministers should be advocating for climate action.
Culture has the power to help people imagine and inspire action through dialogue, images, storytelling and shared experiences.
Cost of living is trumping climate at this election, but the issue won’t disappear. Here’s what major parties are offering – and what we actually need.
Brisbane 2032 was supposed to be the first ‘climate-positive’ Olympic Games. But a quiet change to the host contract puts the commitment in doubt.
Indonesia’s climate documents have failed to adequately address the social and environmental aspects that are fundamental to a just transition.
About 40% of Australians don’t believe humans are a major cause of climate change. Reaching these sceptic holdout groups may require unconventional approaches.
The climate crisis demands new ways of thinking, new ways of perceiving reality. Religion is fundamental to achieving that.
Climate change need not be a taboo topic at the dinner parties, like politics and religion.
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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