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Clean energy innovation, giving up coal, cutting methane and getting China and India on board for net-zero can deliver progress at COP26.
A simplistic ‘all livestock are bad’ narrative is promoted by campaigners, celebrities, philanthropists and policymakers alike. A much more sophisticated debate is needed.
We discovered that the 12 largest petrochemical companies announced 88 new projects between 2012 and 2019: new and expanded facilities that will likely operate for decades, ramping up carbon emissions.
A carbon tariff is a carbon tax applied to exports from countries such as Australian that don’t have one. Europe is planning to impose one.
This Australian climate policy gives cause for hope, but will it really lead to a well-adapted Australia?
Here are four ways the current electricity system favours existing, higher emitting technologies. These must be overcome to rapidly cut Australia’s emissions.
New Zealand has announced a more ambitious pledge to cut emissions, but the commitment relies on buying credits from offshore. There is no system for doing this yet, or for ensuring genuine cuts.
What climate changes in the distant past can tell us about the near future.
Halting forest loss is a crucial milestone on the road to net zero.
A consequence of a warming world is prolonged dry spells and periods of drought that can lead to infectious diseases like cholera.
French President Emmanuel Macron has called ‘pants-on-fire’ to prime minister Scott Morrison over his handling of the cancellation of the submarine deal with France
Electric vehicle sales are booming and coal power is dwindling, but structural obstacles to net zero remain.
If you haven’t been paying attention to the UN climate summit in Glasgow, catch up here.
Leaders of the world’s wealthiest 20 countries failed to reach any major commitments on climate action, including a timeline to phase out fossil fuels.
When Prime Minister Scott Morrison returns from the Glasgow climate summit, he must start a proper national conversation on net-zero.
Helping developing nations pay for the expensive work of emissions reduction and adaptation benefits everyone on the planet.
Reach net zero requires policies spanning energy, industry, transport, agriculture, land use, even trade. Climate change is a whole-of-government issue. It’s every minister’s problem.
A global emissions-credit trading system could bring an end to the production of coal-fired electricity, spur innovation and help countries meet their greenhouse gas emissions goals.
How economic thinking on climate change has evolved since the 2006 Stern Review.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Environment + Energy Editor and Host of the Climate Fight podcast series, The Conversation
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, University of Leeds
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Professor of Practice in Climate Policy, University of Oxford
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor Emerita, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor of Political Philosophy, UNSW
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique
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Adjunct Professor of Energy, Murdoch University