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Australia to ratify Paris climate agreement – has much work to do
The Turnbull government’s decision to ratify the Paris Agreement is welcome news so soon after the election of Trump. But there is much tough policy work to be done if Australia is serious about meeting its climate obligations.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 10, 2016

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New poll shows public back climate action from banks
Nearly half of Australians would be prepared to switch to another bank if they found out their current bank is financing projects that worsen climate change.
Julien Vincent

Sep 15, 2016

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Paris deal, rapid transition means deepening doldrums for energy incumbents
The great global race against time has very much begun now. The US and China ratify Paris deal, capital flow shift, China cancels nuclear plant and even conservative press hails transition to sun, wind and water within a generation.
Jeremy Leggett

Sep 5, 2016

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Policy & Planning

CCA report will sanction further delay and slow pace of action
CCA report on government’s emissions targets ignores the carbon budget, is politically expedient, and brushes aside concern about current measures. Worst, it ignores the science.
Clive Hamilton and David Karoly

Sep 5, 2016

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We have almost certainly blown the 1.5℃ global warming target
We probably have only about a decade before we break through the ambitious 1.5℃ global warming target agreed to by the world’s nations in Paris.
Andrew King and Benjamin J. Henley

Aug 16, 2016

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100% renewables might be fantasy, but it’s what Australia is signing up for
Australia reportedly excluded from “high ambition” meeting it pretended to be part of in Paris. Perhaps it’s time the Coalition started to take targets like 100% renewable energy seriously. After all, that is effectively what it is signing up for.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 22, 2016

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Signing Paris Climate Agreement is easy – what comes next for Australia will be hard
The Paris climate agreement will be open for signing at the UN’s New York headquarters for the next year, starting tomorrow, but signing is just the first step.
Tim Stephens

Apr 21, 2016

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China’s new five-year plan pushes climate targets beyond Paris pledge
China has officially unveiled its 13th Five-Year Plan, which will guide the country’s economic and social development from 2016 through 2020.
Geoffrey Henderson, Ranping Song and Paul Joffe

Mar 21, 2016

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6 environment and development stories to watch in 2016
2015 ended on high note with 195 nations joining together in establishing the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise to 1.5-2°C. So what now?
Sarah Parsons

Jan 21, 2016

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Historic and ambitious climate deal signals end of fossil fuel era
The Paris Agreement on climate change has gone beyond what most people thought possible, and writes in 1.5C as a future target. Business groups, politicians and green NGOs said it signalled the end of the fossil fuel area, and a major signal to invest in renewable energy.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 13, 2015

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