Tag: IPCC
Scorched dystopia or liveable planet? Here’s where the climate policies of our political hopefuls will take us
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The federal election campaign takes place against a background of flooding on Australia’s east coast, where some residents remain in temporary accommodation a month...
Time’s up: why Australia has to quit stalling and wean itself off fossil fuels
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If the world acts now, we can avoid the worst outcomes of climate change without any significant effect on standards of living. That’s...
IPCC finds the world has its best chance yet to slash emissions – if it seizes the opportunity
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The world has its best chance yet to reduce greenhouse gas emissions quickly, but hard and fast cuts are needed across all sectors...
New IPCC report shows Australia is at real risk from climate change, with impacts worsening, future risks high, and wide-ranging adaptation needed
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Climatic trends, extreme conditions and sea level rise are already hitting many of Australia’s ecosystems, industries and cities hard.
As climate change intensifies, we...
Scientists still don’t know how far melting in Antarctica will go – or the sea level rise it will unleash
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The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest mass of ice in the world, holding around 60% of the world’s fresh water. If it...
There’s no end to the damage humans can wreak on the climate. This is how bad it’s likely to get
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A major new report published last week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) contained grave warnings on where Earth’s climate...