Climate Change – Page 5 – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:57:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Don’t wake Antarctica’s ‘sleeping giant’ https://www.openforum.com.au/dont-wake-antarcticas-sleeping-giant/ Sat, 13 Aug 2022 22:31:20 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=38802 A new study suggests the worst effects of global warming on Earth’s largest ice sheet can be avoided if the world meets the climate targets outlined in the Paris Agreement – but if we fail, then the melting of the ice sheet will have a drastic impact on sea level rise.

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It’s a scorcher https://www.openforum.com.au/its-a-scorcher/ Thu, 28 Jul 2022 23:04:57 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=38609 Heatwaves might seem an opportune time to talk about climate change action - but research suggests this could prove ineffectual.

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The dominoes are falling fast. We face a climate emergency https://www.openforum.com.au/the-dominoes-are-falling-fast-we-face-a-climate-emergency/ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 21:47:44 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=37728 The massive task of quickly retooling the economy to a low-carbon system will require national mobilisation akin to wartime, but time is running out for humanity to make the necessary changes to avert a climate catastrophe.

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Citizen power and climate action https://www.openforum.com.au/citizen-power-and-climate-action/ Wed, 11 May 2022 00:23:05 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=37304 UNSW Sydney’s Gandhi Oration invites speakers to address some of the human rights issues of our time. This year, the UNSW Centre for Ideas asked Jean Hinchliffe and Peter Garrett to talk about what we can do as citizens to create action for climate change.

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We should treat climate change like COVID https://www.openforum.com.au/we-should-treat-climate-change-like-covid/ Tue, 10 May 2022 21:21:01 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=37279 COVID-19 provoked an urgent, science-led, whole-of-government response from many nations around the world. With climate change already making a global impact, it's in everyone's interest for national governments to take the same approach.

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Someone else’s problem, cobber https://www.openforum.com.au/someone-elses-problem-cobber/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 23:04:58 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=37071 Australians may want politicians to do more to combat climate change, but remain relatively unwilling to change their own habits to reduce carbon emissions.

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An electronic eye on climate change https://www.openforum.com.au/an-electronic-eye-on-climate-change/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 20:38:17 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=36594 The development of low-cost sensing technology will help the world assess and react to climate change, according to a new report from Cambridge based IDTechEx.

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Halving emissions by 2030 https://www.openforum.com.au/halving-emissions-by-2030/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 20:32:57 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=36795 Incremental change is not enough if we want to limit temperature rises to 1.5°C, says the IPCC’s Working Group III, which includes UNSW sustainability expert Tommy Wiedmann.

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An open letter to Australia’s political leaders https://www.openforum.com.au/an-open-letter-to-australias-political-leaders/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 19:32:16 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=36699 The first duty of government is to protect the people, but on climate-security risks, the Australian Security Leaders Climate Group claim Australia is missing in action.

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A bright future for blue carbon https://www.openforum.com.au/a-bright-future-for-blue-carbon/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 20:41:54 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=35764 Blue carbon credits could encourage the return of marginal land to its natural state, absorbing carbon from the atmosphere and protecting biological diversity.

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Solid rock https://www.openforum.com.au/solid-rock/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 22:17:59 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=35722 Australian researchers have developed an efficient new way of capturing carbon dioxide and converting it to solid carbon to help advance the decarbonisation of heavy industries.

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COVID’s lessons for the Pacific climate crisis https://www.openforum.com.au/covids-lessons-for-the-climate-crisis/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 21:22:57 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=35644 The COVID-19 pandemic has placed great difficulties on the battle against sea-level rise for small island developing states. But policymakers can learn lessons in crisis management from the pandemic to develop a plan of action to combat the climate crisis.

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