Global warming is set to surpass the 1.5°C limit if governments worldwide fail to act.
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Climate finance should not be separated from development funding.
It’s no longer possible to hold climate change to 1.5°C. But it’s not game over – it’s game on.
Wildfire, drought and heat have made climate change impossible to avoid this northern summer. But will authorities tackle the cause – or the symptoms?
Heat waves pose a threat to older adults, but a recent study suggests that they retain an unexpected ability to adapt to high temperatures.
Africa has a chance to host a climate conference that makes an impact.
Wealthy nations will need to help fund clean energy, green industrial growth and mineral processing.
Despite large pledges, Indonesia’s US$20 billion JETP has delivered little. Research shows funds are diverted to feasibility studies and donor interests rather than local green energy projects.
Polluting companies in South Africa have had to pay a tax on their carbon emissions since 2019. This gives them a good incentive to reduce emissions.
Even as the US steps back from Paris and New Zealand flirts with imported gas, the global energy transition is gathering speed.
The International Court has set out clear rules for addressing climate change – and the rights of states to take legal action against others for breaching them.
Some African countries have consumer protection laws that they could use to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for pretending to be green.
Welcome to the age of competitive decarbonisation.
New Zealand’s decision to renew oil and gas exploration could place it in breach of emerging international climate law.
Cop30 will have 50,000 delegates. But bigger Cops are not better Cops.
Proposed changes to New Zealand’s landmark climate law amount to a “soft renege” on the Paris Agreement, with potentially significant consequences for the economy.
Australia will go to the COP30 climate talks with better emissions targets and a desire to boost flagging action.
The window of opportunity to limit global warming to 1.5°C is closing. Here’s how countries can be held to account with climate targets.
Cooperation isn’t enough anymore.
The Brazilian Cop30 presidency has a critical role to play as mediator and bridge builder to increase the collective ambition of governments.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Professor of Energy, Murdoch University
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in the Frederick S Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
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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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Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
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climate campaigner
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Royal Society Research Professor of Climate Change Science, University of East Anglia
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Professor in Applied Mathematics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor, Department of Earth System Science, and Chair of the Global Carbon Project, Stanford University
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Professor of Political Science, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Existential Risk, University of Cambridge