Sun shines on climate as net zero push hits financial reality
This week’s UN climate report has raised the political stakes.
This week’s UN climate report has raised the political stakes.
The issue that has stalled international progress is that emissions from developing economies continue to swamp cuts from the developed world.
With the world distracted by Covid, the trend in emissions has become clear. So what do the biggest emitters – China, the US, India and Russia – intend to do about it?
The world’s leading climate scientists warn the prospect of limiting global warming to 1.5C will be out of reach within 12 years.
Nature’s gardener, the brush-tailed bettong, has made a welcome return to the NT after being locally extinct for more than 60 years.
Meat producers fear a UN food summit has been hijacked by ‘agressive’ activists.
Leading climate scientists conceded that models used to estimate how much the world will warm are running too hot.
Foul play from China was suspected over UNESCO’s reef ‘in-danger’ push, but it was actually Europe and green groups.
Australia is not out of hot water on the issue yet. The Great Barrier Reef is a potent symbol of a bigger challenge.
By recommending placing the GBR on the ‘in-danger’ list, UNESCO is ensuring it will become the global poster child for climate action.
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