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Capitalism is more aligned with climate policy than ever. So what explains US opposition?
At the same time, Americans have been facing worsening storms, wildfires and deadly heat waves.
Cop30 will have 50,000 delegates. But bigger Cops are not better Cops.
What to look out for at Cop30.
Many say UN climate summits are pointless. They’re wrong.
Cooperation isn’t enough anymore.
The UN and its climate conferences are slow, cumbersome and undemocratic.
Peter Dutton says co-hosting the 2026 UN climate summit is ‘madness’. But Australia would be mad to miss out on the benefits, including investment in renewables.
The climate pledges that countries submit to the UN may or may not detail policy and regulatory measures, making it difficult for researchers.
Missing money, Saudi wrecking, methane pledges and more.
Australia and Pacific nations won’t know until June next year if they’re hosting the COP31 climate talks. But with tens of thousands of people potentially coming, they need to start planning now.
ExxonMobil’s CEO has warned Trump not to walk away from global climate treaties. But what’s his underlying aim?
While he hasn’t released an official plan, Trump’s playbook the last time he was in office and his frequent complaints about clean energy offer clues to what’s ahead.
The government’s priorities are shifting towards adaptation to protect communities, jobs and industries. But the longer we wait to cut emissions, the more the costs of climate change will compound.
The governance of solar radiation modification technologies is hampered by a lack of consensus on whether and how to explore such technologies. Only honest dialogue can hope to break this impasse.
Climate change poses clear risks to human rights around the world. It is essential that people hold governments and decision-makers to account.
Girls bear the brunt of the climate crisis. It’s time we bring them to the centre of international climate policy.
COP28 had almost 100,000 delegates, most of whom weren’t involved in the negotiations.
Climate finance can help developing countries adapt to climate change and phase out their emissions.
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Existential Risk, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Justice, University of Bristol
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of Political Science, UCL
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Professor of Applied Governance and Public Policy, York University, Canada
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Senior Lecturer in Government, University of Essex
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Faculty of Law, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate Professor, The Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University