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Australia climate change debate
Australia Welcomes Lifting of UNESCO Threat to List Great Barrier Reef as World Heritage in Danger
By Rod McGuirk
There are fears that a World Heritage in-danger listing would damage a tourism industry that revolves around the reef and employs more than 64,000 people.
Australia’s Crackdown on Climate Activists
By Sophie McNeill
It is critically important for citizens to be able to express their concern about the climate emergency in whatever peaceful way they would like to do so.
Australia’s Budding Climate Change Reversal
By Grant Wyeth
Canberra now seeks to play a leading diplomatic role in the global effort to cut carbon emissions, but actions are more important than words.
This Is Australia’s Climate Change Election
By Patricia O’Brien
It is not just the Pacific region angered by Prime Minister Morrison’s unchanged coal-loving stance. Next month, he will have to answer to the Australian electorate on this critical issue.
Australia’s Climate Pledge: ‘Inaction, Misdirection, and Avoiding Choices’
By Joshua Mcdonald
Australia’s 2050 net zero pledge comes without specifics, relying on technology that hasn’t been invented yet and absent a 2030 emissions-reduction target.
The Economic and Security Imperatives of Scott Morrison’s Climate Commitment
By Philip Citowicki
There's a long way to go, but the Australian leader's pledge could reconfigure the public debate around climate issues.
Ahead of COP26, Australia’s PM Tries to Sell His 2050 Net Zero Emissions Target at Home
By Rod McGuirk
Prime Minister Scott Morrison argued that technology – not carbon taxing – is the best way to achieve the climate target.
Why Can’t Australia Just Trust the Market on Climate Change?
By Grant Wyeth
Renewable energy technologies have become better and cheaper, but Australia’s politics haven’t embraced the energy market’s transition.
An Australian Law Student Sets an Example for the ASEAN Way
By Luke Hunt
How to reshape attitudes on issues ranging from the Asian haze to the Mekong River.
Why Are Australians Pessimistic?
By Joshua Mcdonald
Water shortages, COVID-19, economic downturn and distrust in China are causing record-low pessimism among Australians.
What We Can All Learn From Australia’s Bushfires
By Luke Gosling
Pinning the blame on others and saying “but they’re worse than us!” is not a responsible climate policy.
States and Regions Can Help Build Australia’s Climate Change Resilience
By Tim Ash Vie
State and regional governments are increasingly stepping up their climate commitments where national governments are unable or unwilling to do so.
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