Researchers found barriers to a productive conversation in Australia about the just transition – not least, an almost complete absence of the federal government in talking about or planning for it.
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If the UK government is serious about levelling up the country, granting its second-tier cities more political and financial independence would be a good place to start.
Joining a protest doesn’t just help attract others to supporting important causes - it comes with personal and psychological benefits too.
For over a decade, the inclusion of oceans in climate talks has been piecemeal and inconsistent. And yet, the ocean is critical to help balance the conditions we need to survive.
The hope we need is realistic – not wishful thinking, denial or delay disguised as naïve optimism.
From weak 2030 targets to controversial rules around carbon trading, let’s take a look at the summit’s defining issues.
Some promising proposals have been put forward, but most suffer either from a lack of ambition or a lack of participation from key countries.
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.
By the end of the summit, we’ll know how far nations are willing to go to address humanity’s biggest challenge. But while international politics matter, domestic politics are what counts.
Australia is now taking a 2050 target to Glasgow, but this does not mean we are fulfilling the undertakings we made in Paris.
A former UN adviser explains what happens at climate summits like COP26 and why people fear this one won’t meet its goals.
How governments can ensure phasing out oil and gas won’t do more damage.
James McCune Smith was the first African American to receive a medical doctorate from a university. He dedicated his life to fighting injustice.
A new economic model of how remote working is developing reveals some interesting results.
Society needs to spend as much time considering youth options for creating as we we do considering what can happen with digital learning, finds a study in Hamilton, Canada and Glasgow, Scotland.
Scotland’s ‘makar’ and quiet man of poetry continues to be loved, read, taught and celebrated 100 years after his birth.
In a speech on Friday, Angus Taylor lays the groundwork for the “technology investment roadmap” to be released soon.
The UN’s climate change conference is coming to the UK this year, and former industrial powerhouse Glasgow is just the city to demonstrate its environmental commitment.
View from an expert in criminal justice – who also lives in one of the UK’s most deprived areas.
A British Conservative MP has brought concentration camps during the South African War back into the spotlight.
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