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Climate governance is based on the key concept of control. But this idea is illusory and we must be able to overcome to cope with future disturbances.
A look at what actually happened at the recent climate talks, and some pointers for the year ahead.
A bold new commitment from the cocoa and chocolate industry to end deforestation is welcome. But we must avoid blaming the farmers.
Consistent carbon pricing is a key element in the fight against climate change.
It’s not all bad news at Bonn – with low carbon precincts, living infrastructure and urban networks, cities are leading the charge against climate change.
As delegates meet in Bonn for the latest rounds of climate talks, civil society, NGOs, cities, regional governments and businesses, are stepping up to work together toward climate goals.
To many people, island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Marshall Islands are synonymous with climate catastrophe. But prophesies of doom aren’t all that helpful.
The CO2 we produce when we put up buildings is large and virtually unregulated.
In the decades ahead, our mineral supply will still need to double or triple to meet the demand for electric vehicles and other renewable energy technology.
New analysis shows British cities how to save money, reduce emissions and make life better for citizens.
After three years in which global carbon emissions scarcely rose, 2017 has seen them climb by 2%, as the long-anticipated peak in global emissions remains elusive.
Do all fossil fuel workers want their current jobs protected? Research in the field suggests not.
And one thing that probably will, but won’t make much difference.
Another round of UN climate negotiations kicks off in Bonn this month. With a Trump-shaped cloud hanging over the Paris Agreement, what approach can we expect Australia to adopt this time around?
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.
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor of International Politics, University of Manchester
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Professor of Sustainability Science, Edinburgh Napier University
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Chair of the Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor of Applied Governance and Public Policy, York University, Canada
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Royal Society Research Professor of Climate Change Science, University of East Anglia
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Chair professor - Circular Economy, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Emeritus Professor of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Canberra
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Professeur de droit (Law professor) - Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Université Côte d’Azur
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Environmental Social Science Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
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Director, Sustainable Finance, Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge
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Professor, Department of Earth System Science, and Chair of the Global Carbon Project, Stanford University
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Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment, University of Delaware (USA); Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland