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Thomas Piketty, climate change and discounting our future
The prevailing view at the international level about action on climate change seems to be, “Why should I care about future generations?” It’s those views about what future generations are worth that will determine climate change policy in 2014 and beyond.
David Hodgkinson

Aug 12, 2014

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Scientists lambast The Australian for misleading article on deep ocean cooling
The authors of research used by an article in The Australian on deep ocean cooling have taken the newspaper to task for its coverage of their work.
Roz Pidcock

Jul 30, 2014

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Graph of the Day: Emissions take toll on Arctic ice
The differences in the Arctic ice cap from 1979 to 2014 are stark – and getting starker.
Douglas Fischer

Jul 25, 2014

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Wind share of electricity will more than double by 2018
Wind power now supplies about 3% of the world’s electricity, and the signs are good for the next several years.
Sandy Dechert

Jul 24, 2014

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What climate tipping points should we be looking out for?
A ‘tipping point’ – a threshold beyond which a system shifts to a new state – is becoming a familiar concept in discussions of climate.
Andrew Glikson

Jul 16, 2014

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Energy policies turned Fukushima into a loss for Japan and a win for Germany
Japan has nine times Germany’s renewable energy resources, but produces nine times less electricity from renewables. That’s because Japan’s government allows utility monopolies to protect their profits by blocking competitors.
Amory B Lovins

Jul 9, 2014

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Will the real Greg Hunt please stand up?
Greg Hunt claims carbon pricing should go because it is ineffective, but data shows carbon pricing has helped reduce emissions by 11% in 2 years.
Mike Sandiford

Jul 8, 2014

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Will climate debate end up being fought in court?
Neglecting to take action can be considered criminal as a doctor or a politician, but what of accountability for climate change?
The Conversation

Jul 4, 2014

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What price the Great Barrier Reef?
New report says nature should make it onto the world’s balance sheets. But what price a barrier reef?
Ros Donald

Jun 30, 2014

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Climate change up close
The emerging field of “downscaling” is helping people deal with climate change at the neighborhood scale.
Madeline Ostrander

Jun 25, 2014

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Australia’s ancient electricity sector urgently needs a new plan
In Australia, the lack of debate about needing to overhaul our ageing, high-emissions power infrastructure will come back to haunt us.
Martin Rice

Jun 19, 2014

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US climate action – the truth about its ‘costs’
EPA guidelines quick to attract ire of climate change skeptics and myopic economists who fail to see forest for smog-obscured trees.
Jules Kortenhorst

Jun 10, 2014

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