More urban trees will help combat climate change

We all need to plant more trees to beautify our grey cities and cool our suburbs during heatwaves but the right species must be chosen to tolerate the heat and lack of water in urban areas affected by climate change.

Current climate warming is the worst for 2,000 years

Recent warming events have been unmatched in the past 2,000 years, according to international and Australian researchers who analysed climate data in a series of research papers.

Hedging against climate change

Researchers from Macquarie University and Western Sydney University have assessed whether the trees that characterise our urban landscapes will be resilient to our changing climate over the next 50 years.

The fine lines of climate skepticism

The battle lines in the climate debate appear clearly defined, but not all ‘disbelievers’ are the same and more nuance from both sides of the argument would help progress to be made.

New discovery may help cut agricultural methane emissions

An international research collaboration has made an important discovery in the quest to help lower global agricultural methane emissions.

Putting climate change under the microscope

An international group of leading microbiologists have issued a warning that microbes are threatened by climate change in ways which could undermine the complex biosphere on which all life depends.

Half of NSW’s coastal dwellers don’t think sea levels will affect them

50% of surveyed NSW coastal users don’t think a rise in sea levels will affect them, according to a new report into the NSW community’s views on coastal hazards.

Soil carbon holds the key to combating climate change

Curtin University research has provided new insights to support more effective management of soil carbon in a bid to help combat global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

Where is international leadership when we need it?

Without better global leadership on climate change our best days are behind us, yet many are turning to a Swedish schoolgirl for leadership rather than the ruling global elite.

We must make this a climate change election for the sake of our children

Climate change is the greatest threat that humanity has ever had to face, and it is children who will pay the biggest price with their health.  This Saturday’s election could be crucial in determining whether we have a future or not.

The high cost of climate inaction

Limiting warming to below 2°C and aiming for 1.5°C as required by the Paris Agreement will require rapid cuts in fossil fuels and environmental restoration. How do the big parties’ policies compare?

How farming can fight climate change

Australia’s National Soil Advocate, former Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery, has called on the major political parties to cut through the climate change debate and recognise that farmers have much of the answer to sequestering carbon.