Climate change threatens the life and habitability of our planet and, right now, the eastern part of Australia is witnessing this first-hand.Alejandro Aleman reports
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The Morrison government’s focus on ramping up militaryspending is being challenged by security experts, who say the biggestthreat to Australia is extreme weather events. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
Climate change has the potential to bring about an overall break-down in important ecological and social systems, including agriculture and food production. Alex Bainbridge reports.
The catastrophic floods in northern NSW and southern Queensland seems to havetaken some MPs by surprise. But, as Alex Bainbridge reports, the IPCC has warnedthat climate change will increase thelikelihood of such catastrophic events.
There was a dangerous underestimation of the scale of the climate crisis we face at COP26,arguesDavid Spratt. Targets for 2025 and2030 need to be the focus.
Climate expert, Australian National University emeritus professor and Climate Council memberWill Steffenspeaks to 鶹ýabout climate science and politics in the lead up to the COP26 United Nationsclimate summitin Glasgow.
Scott Morrison is still clinging to a weak emission reduction target of 26–28%, set six years ago. At the current rate, we won't reach net zero climate pollution until 2170, argues Jessie de Waal.
Activists were treated to an early-morning raidby an anti-terrorist outift forchalking a protest sign against oil and gas giant Woodside Energy, reports 쾱Բ.
The IPCC's latest report should be a wake-up call to governments everywhere, but it's going to take more than science to force action by the biggest global emitters, writes Barry Sheppard.
Warming is already set on course to reach dangerous levels. But, if we do next to nothing — the course we are on — it could get a lot worse, writes Peter Boyle.
Climate scientists say their predictions about global temperature rises have been too conservative. That's why stronger and more decisive action is needed, argues Pip Hinman.
UN Secretary General António Guterres wants only those countries that can show “concrete, realistic plans” for reducing their carbon emissions to come the the UN climate summit in September. But you can be sure the recalcitrants, , will be there.
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