Policy frameworks shaping farming in the EU and beyond are suffering from funding misalignment and fragmented priorities, resulting in ineffective global climate efforts.
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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.
Former prime minister Bob Hawke regretted saying: ‘By 1990, no Australian child will be living in poverty’. But his broken promise still had a surprising impact.
Unless transport emissions are tackled head-on, Australia’s new climate target cannot be met.
The energy expert says Australia’s only on track to cut its emissions by around 50% by 2035 – ‘so we’re going to have to step up the pace’ in the next decade.
A few key questions can help us judge if the federal government’s 2035 targets will flop or fly.
Without accounting for land use, Australia’s emissions have only decreased 3% since 2005 – not the 27% cut you might have heard.
Past policy positions and musings of new Liberal leader Sussan Ley offer insights into future directions on renewable energy, environment laws, and more.
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.
Significant diplomatic and economic repercussions would result from Australia watering down our 2030 targets.
Converting to electric cars is going to take time. With transport being Australia’s fastest-growing source of emissions, action on all fronts – road, rail, sea and aviation – is needed.
Victoria’s new renewable plan is welcome - but it relies on building unsexy and challenging new transmission lines across the state.
Tidal marshes can build up their soil to keep pace with sea-level rises – up to a point. It turns out the point when the marsh is drowned matches the average rise when global warming exceeds 1.5°C.
Grattan Institute analysis shows it’s possible to achieve a vastly lower-emissions electricity system in less than two decades – if governments can muster the courage.
Military emissions reporting is only voluntary. And what we cannot see, they will not cut.
Halving Australia’s 2030 target would see Australia become a valued and relevant party to negotiations at Glasgow, rather than a resented freeloader. Here’s how we could get there.
The National Party’s position on net-zero is wrong, for so many reasons. Not least, it’s a betrayal of rural Australia.
We know how to flatten the curve of rising greenhouse gas emissions. Doing it is another matter.
With an election possible next year, the Labor leader is faced with a near unsolvable puzzle.
A ground-breaking court case in the Netherlands could influence the way Canadian courts rule on the government’s actions on climate change.
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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 Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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A/Prof., School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate Professor, The Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Existential Risk, University of Cambridge
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Professor Emeritus, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University
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Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Faculty of Law, The University of Western Australia
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Academic position - Research Associate at the Centre for Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, The University of Melbourne