The world is likely to pass 1.5°C of warming. Africa faces worse heat, drought and floods, but faster cuts to emissions can still limit the overshoot damage.
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Driven by state governments, Australia’s emissions fell even during the “lost decade” of climate wars at a federal level.
Australia’s Chris Bowen was among a select group of ministers meeting in Wuhan, China this week to progress global climate negotiations. Here’s why China is taking climate so seriously.
A recent Federal Court of Appeal decision opens the door for more climate cases to be brought before the courts. Will they answer the call?
Every two years, we get an updated plan for the future of Australia’s main grid. Under the new plan, coal vanishes even faster.
Australia’s new climate deal contains wins for the Greens – but the negotiations were bruising
Already, climate change plays out in all parts of the world. Every further increment of warming will bring rapidly escalating hazards, including more intense heatwaves and heavier rainfall.
Victoria’s new renewable plan is welcome - but it relies on building unsexy and challenging new transmission lines across the state.
Heat pumps use a fraction of the energy of traditional electric or gas heaters, which means they slash both energy costs and emissions.
Cutting methane emissions by 30% will help slow climate change in the short-term but could compromise longer-term goals.
Battery electric cars are an ideal choice for light-duty and shorter commutes, but for long-haul trucks or buses, hydrogen fuel cells offer higher loads, shorter refuelling times and a longer range.
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Public and Environmental Policy, University of Tasmania
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Professor and Metcalf Chair in Environmental Law, University of Toronto
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Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Politics, University of Canterbury
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Senior Research Associate, Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Analyst, UNSW
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Lecturer in Environmental Data Analytics, Cranfield University and Visiting Researcher in Atmospheric Science, University of Oxford
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Professor, Département de droit, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)
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Professor of Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University
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Senior lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Industry Fellow, Environment and Planning, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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PhD Candidate in Environmental Policy, Macquarie University
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Research Fellow, The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University