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People are starting to notice the weather and climate, and to understand climate change better than ever before.
As opponents of the Whitehaven Colliery protest, an expert on the cultural history of British landscapes revisits an 18th-century poem that reminds us of the town’s industrious spirit.
Digital activities, like sending emails, contribute marginally to the annual carbon footprint of information and communication technology users.
Energy bills are about to hurt. But what can the government actually do to ease the pain?
Here’s what I’ve learned from researching the history of UK climate policy.
Stopping the expansion of offshore oil and gas extraction is a critical but often overlooked step towards achieving global climate targets and protecting our oceans and planet.
The historic agreement on a loss and damage fund was overshadowed by lack of progress on phasing out fossil fuels.
The Energy Charter Treaty allows fossil fuel investors to sue governments over climate action – prompting EU countries to withdraw.
The report synthesises the latest science about Australia’s climate – and paints a worrying picture.
A leading climate scientist explains why going over 1.5 degrees Celsius puts the world in a danger zone.
Smaller international deals and fossil free zones point a way forward.
The agreed loss and damage fund was a breakthrough in an otherwise inconclusive conference.
Tracking CO2 emissions with satellites can help to support emission reduction efforts under the Paris Agreement.
The big news of COP27 was agreement to establish a fund for ‘loss and damage’. But many lamented the summit’s overall outcome, saying it falls short of a sufficient response to the climate crisis.
The best way to cut air pollution is to burn less fossil fuel.
To address Africa’s heavy dependence on fossil fuels and hydropower, there is a need for investment in renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
Developed nations threaten to consume more than their fair share of Earth’s dwindling carbon budget.
Saying that the climate problem is complex is false, and a distraction from what we know needs to be done.
At current levels of emissions, there is a 50% chance the planet will reach the 1.5°C global average temperature rise in just nine years.
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Royal Society Research Professor of Climate Change Science, University of East Anglia
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Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
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Professor of Political Science, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University
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Professor, Department of Earth System Science, and Chair of the Global Carbon Project, Stanford University
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Associate Professor in Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL
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Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
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Chair, Mathematical Modelling of Climate, University of Exeter
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University