How climate denial gained a foothold in the Liberal Party, and why it still won't go away
Mar 10, 2016 02:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
It seems the Liberal Party is still having trouble letting go of climate denial, judging by the New South Wales branchs demand that the Turnbull government arrange a series of public debates on climate science. Leaving...
Global food production threatens to overwhelm efforts to combat climate change
Mar 09, 2016 22:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Each year our terrestrial biosphere absorbs about a quarter of all the carbon dioxide emissions that humans produce. This a very good thing; it helps to moderate the warming produced by human activities such as burning...
If planners understand it's cool to green cities, what's stopping them?
Mar 09, 2016 02:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Our cities are getting hotter, more crowded and noisier. Climate change is bringing more heatwaves, placing pressure on human health, urban amenity, productivity and infrastructure. Urban residents naturally want to...
It's not 'doom and gloom' to point out what's really happening to coral reefs
Mar 04, 2016 00:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
If you read The Australian or Britains The Times this week, you might have concluded that concerns about ocean warming and acidification are all a big beat-up. Based on a study of the expert literature, the newspapers...
Climate change adaptation in global megacities protects wealth – not people
Feb 29, 2016 17:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Cities across the world are increasingly at risk from climate change. People living in extreme poverty are especially vulnerable, both because global warming will tend to hit developing countries the hardest, and because...
Fossil fuel growth centre harks back to old ideas about climate costs
Feb 26, 2016 02:44 am UTC| Insights & Views
On Wednesday, the minister for industry, innovation and science, Christopher Pyne, launched a new growth centre for Australias fossil fuel industry (and uranium), to be known as National Energy Resources Australia. The...
Clean energy could save hundreds of billions in health costs every year
Feb 24, 2016 14:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
In Paris late last year, the countries of the world pledged to reduce emissions to keep global warming well below a 2 degree Celsius rise in global average temperatures compared with preindustrial levels. As an advanced...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects