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Someone else’s problem, cobber
Open Forum | April 26, 2022Australians 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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COVID’s lessons for the Pacific climate crisis
Nguyen Hoang Anh Thu | January 11, 2022The 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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G20 education ministers urged to back climate education
Open Forum | June 5, 2021Education 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.
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Words not action
Open Forum | April 3, 2021When 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.
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Hotter days ahead
Lynette Bettio | November 15, 2020While this year’s summer may be cooler and wetter than 2019, the latest State of the Climate report warns of hotter days ahead.
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A snap-back in the Paris climate accord?
Ralph Evans | October 13, 2020There 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.
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Economics may drive the climate change solution
Brendan Nicholson | August 21, 2020Measures to reduce climate change are likely to be driven by economics as more nations measure the true cost of burning fossil fuels.
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The case for an East Asian ‘climate club’
Elizabeth Thurbon | August 1, 2020A new grouping of East Asian countries could boost the fight against climate change, just as similar groups have encouraged economic development in the past.
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The climate change threat to tropical plants
Caroline Tang | July 26, 2020Tropical 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.
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Shareholder activism can combat climate change
Victoria Tichá | July 10, 2020Corporate Australia must learn to better engage with shareholder activists – especially around climate change – before it’s too late, UNSW Business School research shows.
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Is COVID-19 the dress rehearsal for climate change?
Ebony Stansfield | June 2, 2020The lessons we have learnt from the impact of COVID-19 may help businesses manage climate risk in the future.
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Inspiring action on climate change
David Holmes | March 30, 2020When 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.