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Trump’s power is not absolute. It is constrained by the relative decline in US power in the world.
National leaders may be struggling to agree, but businesses see the economic benefits of clean energy, states are cutting emissions, and people everywhere are more cognizant of their actions.
Expectations were low for the latest UN climate summit. But climate law expert Jacqueline Peel – who was at the talks – explains what progress was made.
The central focus of COP29 negotiations is on a bigger target for climate finance – the money rich nations provide poor nations to help with their energy transition and climate resilience.
Australia and the Pacific are now tipped to be hosts of the 2026 global climate talks. That brings opportunity – and scrutiny.
Our expert roundup of who left the latest UN climate summit happy and who went home empty handed.
A former UN adviser explains what happens at climate summits like COP26 and why people fear this one won’t meet its goals.
Countries are expected to commit to more ambitious targets for 2030, but how they will achieve them is still up for debate.
The coronavirus pandemic caused the UN’s annual climate conference to be postponed by a year, but it was also responsible for a drop in carbon emissions. Is it enough and will it last?
Three decades of growing scientific certainty about climate change have yielded little progress.
The Trump presidency has been a godsend for an Australian government apparently uninterested in significant climate action. But with Trump well behind in the polls, that’s set to change.
Earth has only a few chances to avert catastrophic climate change. At the COP25 in Madrid, we blew one of them.
Recent bushfires and extreme weather are just a small taste of what is to come if this week’s climate negotiations in Madrid fail to deliver.
Some experts say it’s better for the US to leave the Paris Agreement than white-ant it from within. But that ignores the damage that a US withdrawal would do to the fabric of global multilateralism.
With Donald Trump overturning Obama’s Clean Power Plan, and some Australian politicians cheering him on, will we always have Paris?
Recent global climate talks at COP22 saw a growing role for businesses, NGOs and the state of California – a promising sign for action on climate change in the face of U.S. inaction.
The Paris Agreement is in place, but there’s still much to lose for the least developed countries.
Just 11 months after the Paris climate talks, the resulting treaty has come into force. The rapid ratification looks set to heap even more pressure on Australia to come up with a credible climate policy.
Negotiators face a daunting task at the COP22 climate talks in Marrakesh: Build on the momentum of Paris and resolve difficult questions over money for poor countries.
Top contributors
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Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Senior Industry Fellow, Environment and Planning, RMIT University
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Professor of International Relations, Boston University
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Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Faculty of Law, The University of Western Australia
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Assistant Professor, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Existential Risk, University of Cambridge
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Research fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Management, North South University
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retired, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Regional Economic Development, School of Business and Law, CQUniversity Australia
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Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University