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Many of Australia’s offshore oil and gas projects have finished. Wells need to be plugged; steel structures and pipelines removed. There’s A$60 billion worth of work to be done in coming decades.
A new report reveals Australia’s fossil fuel exports threaten the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C
While some countries are more likely than others to sign an international agreement to phase out fossil fuels, measures to tackle fossil fuel demand by adding a higher carbon price are essential.
Africa must guard against new environment friendly trade rules that leave the continent in the poor position of exporting raw materials that developed nations use to manufacture green energy systems.
Does the science support the need for a fossil fuel phase out to reach 1.5 C? The answer depends on whether we believe that carbon capture and removal technologies can be deployed safely at scale.
An analysis of past UN conference presidencies suggests the 2023 summit’s agenda would do more to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels.
Australia’s environment does not have sufficient legal protection from climate change, as outlined in a new report from the Climate Council Australia.
A new study estimates a reduction in emissions of only 35-45% of pre-COVID levels by 2050. Lighter vehicles and faster uptake of electric vehicles can dramatically improve progress towards net zero.
Australia continues to support unlimited growth in fossil fuel production and export, flying in the face of the latest IPCC report. Mapped: 67 new coal, and 49 gas/oil projects.
The historic agreement on a loss and damage fund was overshadowed by lack of progress on phasing out fossil fuels.
A managed fossil fuel phasing-out offers a chance for producers – including governments, corporations and unions – to negotiate the terms of a ‘just transition’ to renewable energy.
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Catedrático de Economía, Universitat de Barcelona
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Researcher, Energy & Economy, National Technical University of Athens
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Senior Researcher, Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, University of Eastern Finland
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Associate Professor & Purdy Crawford Chair in Business Law, Dalhousie University
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Doctorant en droit international public, coordinateur du Centre du droit de l'environnement et de la durabilité mondiale de l'Université d'Ottawa, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Hatton Professor of Climate Law, University of Cambridge
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Professor, Geography Department and School of Public Policy & Global Affairs, University of British Columbia
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PhD Student in Environmental Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor at Vancouver Island University & Postdoctoral fellow, Centre d’études en gouvernance et du Centre de droit de l’environnement et de la durabilité mondiale, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor, Geography, University of Oulu
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Professeur au Département des sciences juridiques, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Professeur en droit, Section de droit civil, Université d’Ottawa (Canada), membre du Conseil scientifique de la Fondation France Libertés, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor of Philosophy, Uskudar University; Visiting Professor, Clark University
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PhD Candidate, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne