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Wanted: $1 trillion a year to decarbonise by 2020
HSBC says $1 trillion a year out to 2020 is needed to set the world on the path to decarbonise the global economy, and replace fossil-fueled networks with low carbon and renewable networks. But where will this money come from?
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 27, 2013

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Video: How climate change fuels wildfires, explained in 90 seconds
With a huge wildfire burning in and around California’s Yosemite National Park, here’s a 90-second video explaining how climate change may have fueled it.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 27, 2013

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Why so many conservatives are climate deniers
The logic behind the Right’s view on climate change goes like this: We don’t like the solutions to this problem, so it’s not a problem.
Joe Romm

Aug 15, 2013

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2013 shaping up to be one of Australia’s hottest years on record
Year-to-date BoM data shows temperatures have been above average to record warm over nearly the whole continent in 2013.
David Jones & Blair Trewin et al

Jul 30, 2013

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Arctic melt could cost global economy $60 trillion: report
Research finds that the environmentally disastrous Arctic melt – which will unlock methane and speed global warming – could be an economic disaster too.
Kiley Kroh

Jul 25, 2013

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Policy & Planning

Tony Abbott caught dog-whistling to climate change deniers
Abbott’s latest remarks on carbon pricing – parroted though they may be – suggest, firstly, that this Rhodes scholar who studied for an economics degree does not understand financial markets; and secondly, that his views on climate change are inspired from the depths of the climate denier blogosphere.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 16, 2013

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Australia’s climate paradox: time to wake up
Two imminent decisions – one political, one business – are set to have a major impact on Australia’s greenhouse gas contribution. But will anyone notice?
Erland Howden

Jul 10, 2013

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Global warming ups Australia’s extreme summer risk five-fold: study
University of Melbourne researchers find Australia is much more likely to see extremely hot summers thanks to human-driven global warming.
Jeff Spross

Jul 9, 2013

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Why carbon’s ‘greening’ effect isn’t a good news story
The argument has resurfaced that increased CO2 to plants and agriculture outweigh the costs of climate change. But it’s not quite so simple.
Andrew Glikson

Jul 5, 2013

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Rudd needs to seize the moment on climate
Back at the helm, and with momentum from Obama’s speech last week, the time is right for Kevin Rudd to ‘shift the debate’ on climate.
Steve O’Connor

Jul 2, 2013

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Extreme denial: The mining industry’s climate blind spot
A new report on how Australia’s mining industry can adapt to new weather extremes finds a sector ill-prepared for the impacts of climate change.
Jon Walter

Jun 28, 2013

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‘Invest, divest’: Obama turns climate hawk in plan to cut carbon
The President surprised with his speech on the moral urgency of cutting carbon pollution. He even gave climate hawks a new slogan: ‘Invest, divest.’
Joe Romm

Jun 26, 2013

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