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Can a coalition of governments and other stakeholders gathering in Santa Marta make progress where other international efforts have failed?
Global environmental talks are in crisis.
COP30 is the first conference where AI has been formally integrated as a central theme in the conference agenda.
Australia and Turkey are locked in a contest to host the global COP31 climate summit. What could Albanese offer Australia’s rival to retire?
The election campaign must prioritise climate policy to ensure the next government drives the transition to a clean economy in a world upended by Donald Trump.
The annual COP talks on climate are flawed, without a doubt. But they are also necessary. Here’s what changes a veteran of 25 COP talks wants to see
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.
The concept of care can serve as a powerful focal point for understanding the climate challenge and for policies toward a sustainable and equitable future.
‘Climate scientists’ are often understood as being a block of experts with monolithic beliefs. A new survey sheds considerable nuance onto the beliefs and perceptions of climate scientists.
A new report from the Climate Council identifies ways to cut methane greenhouse emissions, almost two years after Australia signed a global pledge to reduce them.
Since the major demonstrations organised in Madrid (COP25) and Glasgow (COP26), young people seem to have less and less of a voice at the UN’s major climate conferences. Why?
Subnational authorities are leading the charge on a just transition and dealing with climate change impacts. It is time for this key role to be reflected in international climate negotiations.
As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen lands in Dubai for COP28, Australia has announced an extra A$150 in climate finance with a focus on the Pacific region.
Through the Loss and Damage Fund, developed states and major emitters will compensate developing countries experiencing the most devastating effects of climate change. The fund is now operational.
What makes a great climate leader and why are we not seeing more of them? I’ve been searching for good examples of climate leaders. This is the subject of our new documentary, Climate Changers.
This week’s summit for a “New Global Financing Pact” will look to secure some much-needed climate cash for developing countries, while ensuring their debt remains manageable.
There have been 27 UN COP meetings. Despite these negotiations, the planet is on target to exceed emission thresholds for global warming. Given these failures, why continue with this process?
COP conferences broadly provide a platform for the negotiation of international climate change agreements.
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Researcher in Climate and Inequality, University of the Witwatersrand
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Ph.D. Candidate in Philosophy, Political Studies, and Sociology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Coordinatrice du projet de recherche sur la finance et le climat, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
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Senior researcher, Climate and Environmental Policy, University of Bern
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Professor of International Forest Policy, University of Helsinki
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Économiste risque pays, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
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Ph.D. Candidate in International Relations (Global Environmental Governance and Diplomacy), McGill University
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Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo
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Honorary Professor, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University