Paris climate deal: leaders signed up to a marathon without first getting fit
Apr 22, 2016 08:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
At the Paris climate summit in December 2015, 195 countries adopted the first universal, legally binding, global climate deal. Impressive stuff. A major success for the United Nations and met with much congratulatory...
Indigenous innovation could save a billion tonnes of greenhouse gases
Apr 22, 2016 08:16 am UTC| Nature
Of the 50 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere each year, about 2 billion tonnes (4%) come from wildfires. Warmer temperatures, driven by El Niño, can drive emissions even higher. Emissions...
The Paris Agreement signing ceremony at a glance
Apr 22, 2016 07:31 am UTC| Nature
Leaders and diplomats from more than 160 countries are gathering at the United Nations New York headquarters on April 22 to sign the Paris Agreement the landmark climate deal hammered out at the culmination of last years...
Drought forecasting isn't just about water – to get smart we need health and financial data too
Apr 22, 2016 07:19 am UTC| Nature
The Millennium Drought taught Australians many lessons about living under extremely dry conditions not just about how to conserve water, but also about human suffering. In a drought, farmers find it more difficult to...
Signing the Paris Climate Agreement is easy – what comes next for Australia will be hard
Apr 21, 2016 06:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Tomorrow, world leaders and diplomats will converge on the United Nations New York headquarters to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change. It will be the largest UN signing event in history, with representatives from...
Building cool cities for a hot future
Apr 21, 2016 06:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Another hot and humid day in Sydney tomorrow with a maximum of 32 degrees in the city and 38 in the western suburbs. How many times have we heard that on TV or radio weather reports? But what would you think about...
Climate justice and its role in the Paris Agreement
Apr 21, 2016 06:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Climate change is one of the principal threats to quality and equality of life on our planet. Beyond environmental problems, climate change threatens food security, water availability, health, housing and...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight