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An expert spells out how companies seek to influence climate policy at Cop29 and beyond.
The succession of authoritarian fossil fuel producers hosting international climate negotiations is a concern. We must pay attention to political influences on the talks and beware of greenwashing.
The central focus of COP29 negotiations is on a bigger target for climate finance – the money rich nations provide poor nations to help with their energy transition and climate resilience.
With many countries planning fossil fuel production increases and continuing subsidies, negotiators have their work cut out for them when the COP28 climate summit begins.
A leading climate scientist explains why going over 1.5 degrees Celsius puts the world in a danger zone.
Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will end land clearance in Brazil’s Amazon region. But powerful forces profit from rainforest destruction.
130 countries have signed a pledge to cut methane emissions by 30%. Success could have a swift impact on global warming.
Activists aren’t necessarily more aggressive than in the past, but they are using creative and sometime shocking new tactics that quickly go viral.
Natural gas projects in Africa might help reduce supply shortages temporarily, but they could soon become stranded assets.
The human population has doubled in 48 years, and worsening climate change has left the world facing serious health risks, from infectious diseases to hunger and heat stress.
That’s the big question at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, and it’s controversial.
Many small island nations are struggling to protect their land from rising seas while also facing paralyzing debt.
A former UN adviser explains what happens at climate summits like COP26 and why people fear this one won’t meet its goals.
Energy and climate policies aren’t always headed in the same direction, but if they work together they can tackle two of the biggest challenges of our time.
The effects of climate change and mitigation are not just unequal between countries but also within countries.
Who wins, who loses and whose natures are being talked about when nature-based solutions are proposed?
University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan discuss the big stories in politics this week.
During his week in the United States, the PM tied himself to Trump to a remarkable degree. Though, the Washington days were better than later appearances, which saw Morrison open the China debate.
Scott Morrison told reporters he discussed climate change with his daughters, aged 10 and 12, but didn’t share, unfortunately, the girls’ views on the subject.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Dean of the School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Geography, University of Florida
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Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines
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Assistant Professor, Institute of Development Policy (IOB), University of Antwerp
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Professor of Environmental Studies, Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor, Department of Environment and Sustainability, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar
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Research Fellow in Climate Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Fellow in Energy Studies, Baker Institute for Public Policy; Lecturer, Rice University
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Professor of Sustainability, University of Dayton
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Doctoral Fellow, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Ph.D., Associate research scientist, University of Florida
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A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of Behaviour & Social Change, University of Technology Sydney