Past prime ministers could afford to talk big on climate change – but now the impact of the environmental crisis is manifestly real, Sunak can’t afford to appease those who oppose green policies.
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New research shows European lobsters are using the deposits of rocks and boulders at the base of wind turbines as shelter.
The UK trails European neighbours on replacing gas boilers with energy-efficient heat pumps.
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.
Nearly 400 new mines could open by 2035 to meet demand for the minerals used in global electrification. Better recycling can help with supply, but mining’s impacts will have to be better managed.
This government has taken its foot off the throttle and the world has noticed.
To meet New Zealand’s target of a net-zero carbon economy by 2050, industrial heat process will have to change. Here are the four main options.
While the ACCC, ASIC and a new senate inquiry begin to flush out greenwashing, we take a closer look at dodgy climate claims. Complaints and court cases are stacking up. Here’s what you need to know.
Energy inequality will have to reduce substantially by 2050 to maintain a safe climate and decent living standards for all.
We’re rarely aware of a company’s full environmental footprint.
Airlines are investing in sustainable biofuel startups and starting to uses alternative fuels, including cooking oil, ag waste and corn ethanol. But biofuels alone won’t be enough, research shows.
The biggest issues at COP27 involve financing for low-income countries hit hard by climate change. A former World Bank official describes some promising signs she’s starting to see.
Constructing and running buildings accounts for roughly a third of global energy use and emissions. So it’s alarming that a report to COP27 shows the sector is veering off course for net zero by 2050.
Carbon offsetting is often met with scepticism, but a new report suggests that if correctly designed it can be an important part of the net zero transition.
Members of the public devised a raft of measures to make homes greener.
Despite once holding promise, the UK’s climate compatibility checkpoint has become a formality.
A new report suggests the government has less to fear from promoting sustainable lifestyles than it expects.
Our prospects of a better, fairer future are inextricably linked with the minerals and metals beneath our feet. Is it time to make peace with the industry that extracts them?
Much of the debate regarding the environmental cost of childbearing is underpinned by one influential study. Given the global commitment to net zero, should this be revisited?
The Danish capital reneged on its net zero target after an incinerator failed to secure state aid.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, University of Leeds
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Adjunct Professor of Transport, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor Emerita, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Climateworks Centre Country Lead, Australia, Monash University
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Senior DECRA Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Associate, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor in Property, The University of Melbourne
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James Martin Fellow, Oxford Martin School, Environmental Change Institute and Institute for Science Innovation and Society, University of Oxford
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Honorary Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Advanced Building Design, University of Hertfordshire
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Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford
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Climateworks Centre CEO, Monash University