Sharp seasonal swings are happening more often – and they’re a big problem for homes, food and infrastructure.
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And the cost of new cars may not even come down.
Adaptation and planned relocation are unaffordable for at-risk communities and tangata whenua. Government cost-sharing is essential.
There is a need for democratic participation in designing and implementing social innovations for climate adaptation.
The board of directors should make sure a company fulfils its climate pledges – but some are more effective than others.
Most of the 1 billion people in informal settlements are in the tropics where the threat of humid heat is rising. Poor weather station coverage that misses local hotspots puts them even more at risk.
Back when there were Arctic alligators and turtles, ‘polar stratospheric clouds’ kept their world warm. Research suggests these clouds contribute to the ‘missing warming’ in climate models.
Disturbing news about the potential for widespread crop failure as the climate changes should send shockwaves through governments around the world. Time to rethink global trade and food security.
OSFI’s guidelines are a small step towards making financial decision-makers more conscious of their influence on climate outcomes, but there is still work to be done.
Natural disasters cause billions in damage to ports around the world each year.
Booming prices for coastal properties are a mark of our reluctance to reckon with the climate change that is already upon us. We must start to properly account for and act on climate risk.
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Professor in Natural Hazards Planning and Resilience, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor in Creative Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Research Officer in Environment and Planning, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Lecturer in Environmental Planning, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor and Director of the Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW, UNSW
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Doctor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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DPhil Student, University of Oxford
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Research Fellow, Public Economics, The Parkland Institute, University of Alberta
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Research Affiliate in Climate Adaptation, Monash University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Associate professor, Adelaide University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge
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Senior Lecturer in Atmospheric Science, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW
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Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Reader in Finance, Manchester Metropolitan University