• Someone else’s problem, cobber

    Open Forum     |      April 26, 2022

    Australians may want politicians to do more to combat climate change, but remain relatively unwilling to change their own habits to reduce carbon emissions.

  • COVID’s lessons for the Pacific climate crisis

    Nguyen Hoang Anh Thu     |      January 11, 2022

    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.

  • G20 education ministers urged to back climate education

    Open Forum     |      June 5, 2021

    Education Ministers from across the globe are being urged to prioritise quality climate education as a major outcome at the next UN Climate Conference when they meet in Italy as part of the G20 meetings.

  • Words not action

    Open Forum     |      April 3, 2021

    When it comes to personal sacrifices, such as cutting meat consumption and reducing the use of fossil-fuel-powered cars, the sense of urgency around the climate crisis doesn’t convince people to change.

  • Hotter days ahead

    Lynette Bettio     |      November 15, 2020

    While this year’s summer may be cooler and wetter than 2019, the latest State of the Climate report warns of hotter days ahead.

  • A snap-back in the Paris climate accord?

    Ralph Evans     |      October 13, 2020

    There may not be a “snap-back” in the Australian economy as Covid-19 fades, but one may well happen somewhere else: in the Paris Agreement on climate change.

  • Economics may drive the climate change solution

    Brendan Nicholson     |      August 21, 2020

    Measures to reduce climate change are likely to be driven by economics as more nations measure the true cost of burning fossil fuels.

  • The case for an East Asian ‘climate club’

    Elizabeth Thurbon     |      August 1, 2020

    A new grouping of East Asian countries could boost the fight against climate change, just as similar groups have encouraged economic development in the past.

  • The climate change threat to tropical plants

    Caroline Tang     |      July 26, 2020

    Tropical plants closer to the equator are most at risk from climate change because it is expected to become too hot for many species to germinate in the next 50 years, UNSW researchers have found.

  • Shareholder activism can combat climate change

    Victoria Tichá     |      July 10, 2020

    Corporate Australia must learn to better engage with shareholder activists – especially around climate change – before it’s too late, UNSW Business School research shows.

  • Is COVID-19 the dress rehearsal for climate change?

    Ebony Stansfield     |      June 2, 2020

    The lessons we have learnt from the impact of COVID-19 may help businesses manage climate risk in the future.

  • Inspiring action on climate change

    David Holmes     |      March 30, 2020

    When COVID-19 passes, climate change will still be waiting for us but politicians have shown us that radical, global measures to tackle a common threat are not only possible, but effective.