Governments must stop treating climate action as merely an aspirational goal. It is an absolute imperative.
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Global warming is set to surpass the 1.5°C limit if governments worldwide fail to act.
The environment minister has fought back at criticisms that very few world leaders will attend the pre-COP meeting in the Pacific.
Murujuga has been cared for by Ngarda-Ngarli for more than 50,000 years. We’re studying how the extraordinary rock art it contains can be protected in the future.
A new study reveals what unsustainable construction practices are costing our climate – and what must change.
Wildfire, drought and heat have made climate change impossible to avoid this northern summer. But will authorities tackle the cause – or the symptoms?
Three researchers take stock of different Union-wide policy approaches to removing and storing carbon emissions in the heavy industry sector.
This historic case could establish a legal link between human rights and fossil fuel exports.
The number of ozone-related premature deaths due to wildfires is also rising.
The Climate Policy Monitor report found a trend of backsliding by one country in particular, but there are signs of hope at the global level.
Removing the worst-case climate future for Earth isn’t failed science, as climate sceptic Donald Trump claims. It’s a sign climate action has made a difference.
For the first time, an emissions and climate impact case has arrived at Australia’s High Court. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
As cities grow, it would be better to have more efficient, higher-capacity transport than more vehicles on the road.
Electric vehicles promise cleaner transport. But unlike rooftop solar, which is spread through communities, wealthier Australian households are the ones buying EVs.
Wars release massive emissions, and they are being generated with no formal mechanism to record them, and no accountability for the climate costs that affect people in conflict zones and far beyond.
A high-speed rail line could operate without producing significant emissions. But this doesn’t mean it would substantially help Canada’s mitigation efforts.
Electric vehicles could provide an answer to the thorny issue of storing surplus energy until it’s needed.
Wheat is one of the most popular grains globally. But climate change is making it harder to grow, harvest and distribute this crucial crop.
Australians are being urged to switch to E10 fuel, as the US-Iran conflict continues to put pressure on diesel and petrol supplies.
The latest State of the Climate report paints a grim picture of global warming. But by reducing our emissions and fossil fuel use, we can still slow it down.
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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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Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
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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 Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Adjunct professor, UNSW
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Climateworks Centre CEO, Monash University
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Industry Fellow, Environment and Planning, RMIT University
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate, Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Analyst, UNSW
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland