Cooperation isn’t enough anymore.
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Humanity’s ecological footprint takes many different and interconnected forms that are all getting worse.
The historic agreement on a loss and damage fund was overshadowed by lack of progress on phasing out fossil fuels.
Artists do more than tell us there’s a problem. They can add nuance to the complex web of interconnected issues we face and tell stories about loss, possibility and transformation.
Policymakers want to pay farmers for storing carbon in soil, but there are no uniform rules yet for measuring, reporting or verifying the results. Four scholars offer some ground rules.
Discord and doubt are the last things the world needs at this critical moment.
Climate pledges must be more ambitious and focus on early and aggressive action to deal with global emissions.
The climate issue cannot be considered less urgent than the social or economic crisis.
We may only have 12 years to stop climate change and the landmark Paris Agreement of 2015 seems more in doubt than ever. What can we hope to come out of COP24?
Climate change conferences can be bewildering. Here’s a recap of how we got here, what to look out for at COP24 and what comes next.
A too rapid transition to a low-carbon economy would threaten financial stability. A slow transition would run the risk of exceeding irreversible ecological thresholds.
The digital world is taking more and more space in our lives… and dramatically increasing electrical use. It’s a serious problem given the urgent need fight climate change.
As Australia looks to expand the coal industry at home, it’s also ramping up regional diplomacy aimed at avoiding condemnation by those at the front line of climate change.
From citizens who sit on the boards of energy companies to neighbourhoods that help fund local wind farms, community action is critical to the environmental movement.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced plans to ratify the Paris climate agreement, a day after US participation in the treaty was thrown into dought by Donald Trump’s election victory.
Meet Bhokal, who has already lost so much due to environmental disasters, and who needs the Paris agreement to be a success.
The Paris climate conference made key plans to avert global warming. The conference in Morocco will hope to put these plans in action.
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.
Despite the fanfare of signing the Paris Agreement on climate, little progress has been made on compensating poor countries for irreparable damages from climate change.
More than 160 countries are expected to sign the Paris Agreement in New York on April 22. But enough countries will also need to ratify the treaty domestically before it can become international law.
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Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Global Environmental Politics, College of the Atlantic
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Professor of Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Director, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
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A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Rubin Chair in Sustainability in Business, Lancaster University
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Professor Emerita of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Redmond Barry Professor of Political Science, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Climate Change Mitigation and Inequality, University of Cape Town
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Chancellor's Fellow in Sustainable Design, University of Strathclyde
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Économiste à l’Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques (OFCE), Sciences Po
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Professor and Director, Climate Science Center, Texas Tech University