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29 Oct

The case against going nuclear

Is nuclear energy the magical solution that will reduce our use of fossil fuels, save us from global warming, and allow us to continue ...

07 Oct

Science & Health

Understanding the evolution of tipping points

Dying coral reefs, rainforests transforming into savannas, grasslands turning into deserts – these are ecosystem “tipping points”, boun...

20 Feb

Science & Health

How to inoculate against climate misinformation

Last year, the world experienced the hottest day ever recorded, as we endured the first year where temperatures were 1.5°C warme...

25 Aug

Law & Politics

What do climate denialists do when the facts change?

25/08/2023
By Noel Turnbull
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John Maynard Keynes is widely believed to have said: “Well, when the facts change I change my mind. What do you do?” It was probably ac...

04 May

Philosophy & Psychology

Why Earth is worth protecting – and not just for our sake

04/05/2023
By Simon James
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Environmentalists rightly urge us to consider the long-term effects of our actions. Plastic bags, they point out, can take hundreds ...

16 Jan

Law & Politics

Is there a ‘right to disobey’?

16/01/2023
By Jon Piccini
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One of the first moves of the newly elected Whitlam Labor government in December 1972 was to free seven men imprisoned for their bel...

14 Nov

Science & Health

How the world’s fossil fuel addiction compromises our health

14/11/2022
By Celia McMichael
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Climate change threatens to undermine the health of people around the world, with more intense and frequent extreme weather even...

07 May

Science & Health

Mapping climate policy

As the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions becomes increasingly urgent, governments of all levels, as well as private businesse...

04 Mar

Science & Health

Our window is closing on a liveable future

22/07/2022
By Kathryn Bowen
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As catastrophic flooding devastates parts of Queensland and northern New South Wales, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...

02 Mar

Science & Health

Red alert on climate change vulnerability and adaptation limitations

22/07/2022
By Nigel Tapper
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Projected global warming under current global emissions reduction policies will leave many of our region’s human and natural systems at...

10 Dec

Science & Health

Climate change: How machine learning holds a key to combating misinformation

07/09/2022
By John Cook
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“A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on.” This quote appears in many forms. In some var...

14 Nov

Science & Health

The science everyone needs to know about climate change

With the United Nations' climate conference in Scotland turning a spotlight on climate change policies and the impact of global warming...

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