Pacific nations look to New Zealand for climate leadership. It has enshrined carbon neutrality by 2050 and a 1.5°C target in law, but, so far, emissions have continued to rise.
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The EU’s trading partners, including South Africa, will have to adhere to new regulations tied to the blocs ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy.
African livestock keepers need help: without proactive interventions, increasing temperatures will reduce meat and milk production.
Allotments and repairing old clothes are just aspects of 1970s life that are making a comeback.
Wind turbines need building, heat pumps need installing – but Britain has a chronic skills shortage.
On climate change, and other sustainable development goals, there’s still a big gap between corporate talk and action.
Two First Nations Elders will argue in court the Australian government has a duty to cut greenhouse gas emissions to ensure their homeland and people are protected.
Our study of more than 800 memes shared on social media showed the isolation, anxiety and powerlessness many feel about climate change.
The Maldives is facing coastal erosion, overdevelopment and a tide of plastic pollution.
Restoring farmland is one of the best ways to tackle climate and environmental issues over the long-term. But this doesn’t appear to be part of the Nationals deal.
Listen to the fourth episode of a new series from The Anthill Podcast ahead of the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow.
For a net-zero plan not to include a strategy to phase out this enormous contribution to climate change is an abrogation of responsibility.
The UN’s new Emissions Gap Report shows we’re on track to overshoot the Paris target of 1.5°C. If we don’t close this emissions gap, what will Australia, and the rest of world, be forced to endure?
Australia’s business sector has recognised the profits to be made in the hydrogen transition. Acting quickly, and powering the shift with renewable energy, is key.
Regardless of the outcomes of COP26, imaginations have already revolted.
If Canada chooses to keep its oil in the ground, it doesn’t mean turning off the tap overnight. Skilled trades will be key to winding down the industry and building up new lines of work.
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African countries are playing their part in fighting climate change but western nations need to come to the party.
Five aspects need attention if African governments are to be able to mitigate, adapt to and manage climate change in the coming critical decade.
The world isn’t on track to avoid dangerous climate change, and this year’s climate conference, COP26, is crucial, a former senior UN official writes.
Word from The Hill: Scott Morrison’s (thin) climate plan for Glasgow
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
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