Human activity is causing large disruptions to the near-Earth space environment. We need an intergovernmental panel on space sustainability.
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Expertise can come from generations of farmers building up understanding of local weather patterns or Indigenous knowledge about forests and rivers.
Real skeptics study the evidence and ask questions, rather than taking political dogma on faith. Experiencing disasters can open more eyes to the risks.
Our best chance of stabilising our climate and adapting to the changes ahead lies in protecting and actively restoring nature.
Global scientific reports about climate change are largely written and reviewed by older researchers from the global north.
The world’s most powerful country threatens to once again leave the Paris agreement on climate change.
‘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.
Climate change is not only taking a toll on the planet, but our mental health. One of the world’s most public-facing climate scientists tells us how she deals with its intimate knowledge.
When it comes to climate change in Australia, the fires of Knowledge are burning bright. This NAIDOC Week, it’s time Indigenous Knowledges are heard.
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.
Rather than just a small change here or there, taking real action on climate change and biodiversity requires a fundamental, system-wide reorganisation.
For the green transition to be fair and just to people and communities around the globe, countries must change the way energy is used and governed.
One set of ideas runs counter to the mainstream consensus that technology will save us from climate change. Can degrowth ever win enough converts to persuade humanity to change course?
Recent headlines around the supposed impending collapse of the Atlantic currents remind us of the importance of avoiding sensationalism in facing global warming.
The kind of coverage favoured by South African media probably doesn’t do much to improve the public’s understanding of climate change.
When Buckingham Palace announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September, the news overshadowed reporting of a critical review of climate tipping points, published in Science. Did you miss it?
We watched 30 news programmes in five countries to see how they covered an IPCC report.
Is ‘climate anxiety’ a reasonable response to impending environmental catastrophe? Or a problem to see a mental health professional about?
Raising such a depressing topic can feel awkward. Speaking up about climate change therefore takes courage.
The final report in the IPCC’s sixth assessment series says countries will have to cut their greenhouse gas emissions 60% in the next 12 years to keep global warming in check.
Top contributors
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British Academy Global Professor, Future of Food, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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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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Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
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Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Chief Scientist, Australian Antarctic Division and Professor of Climate Science, Australian National University
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Implementation Manager, Indiana University
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Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia)
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Professor & Director, Global Ecological Change & Sustainability Laboratory, University of Guelph
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Directeur de recherche CNRS, Expert for Conservation Biology, Axa Chair for Functional Mountain Ecology at the École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
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Professor and Director, International Development, Community, and Environment, Clark University
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Conjoint NHMRC Early Career Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, and Associate Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Monash University
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Research Scientist and Faculty Fellow, Indiana University