Two members of the Climate Change Authority offer an alternative view on its latest report, arguing that the recommendations are not in line with Australia’s international climate obligations.
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A new “toolkit” of suggested climate policies looks politically feasible, but it’s too complicated and not ambitious enough to drive a real move to a low-carbon economy.
More than 150 Australian experts have demanded greater action on climate change from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
A new report published by the Climate Institute says Australia could avoid lengthy heatwaves and help save the Great Barrier Reef by meeting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C global warming goal.
New Zealand’s economically driven approach to ecological decline risks entrenching environmental problems rather than solving them.
As the new Australian parliament takes the reins, health groups are moving to ensure the new health minister addresses a major health threat in this term of government: climate change.
The UK’s business secretary is well placed to deliver a low carbon economy.
Malcolm Turnbull returns to the helm with a wafer-thin majority and a significant element in his government who still oppose climate action - can he defy the odds and serve up some credible policy?
Amid the gloom, here are some hopeful signs that we can meet our climate obligations.
British people will still be able to emit 60% more than their fair share.
The new ‘carbon budget’ has eased fears of a post-Brexit ‘coup’ by Tory climate sceptics.
The ups and downs of climate policy since the 2013 federal election.
The Greens have successfully cast themselves as the party of climate science. But to hit their climate goals they may need to become even more radical, by embracing technologies like nuclear power.
Climate has been something of a sleeper issue in this election. But a new survey suggests voters are keener for action now then they were when the carbon tax was making its way through parliament.
Australia had the first government body dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate change has won and lost elections in the past, and there’s a distinct chill in the air this time around.
Direct Action is the centrepiece of Australia’s climate action – but it may not be working as well as the government hopes.
Labor’s detailed climate policy is ambitious, but it remains to be seen if it will capture the voters.
A Labor government would bring in its emissions trading scheme in two stages, together with a separate scheme for the electricity sector.
After the warm glow of self-satisfaction comes the realisation that this is going to be really, really tough.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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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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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Adjunct professor, Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan
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Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Organisation & Sustainability, University of Exeter
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Professor of Political Science, School of Regulation and Global Governance, 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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Professor of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Industry Fellow, Environment and Planning, RMIT University
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Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford