By James Whitmore, The Conversation
We have some idea of what the future may look like under climate change, and now, thanks to new research, we have a better idea of when. The research, published today in Nature, shows that the world’s climate will have fundamentally changed by 2050 if we do nothing to.
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Recently axed Climate Commission head, Professor Tim Flannery says that overwhelming public support has prompted the group to continue its work as a privately funded group to be known as the
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By Clive Hamilton
A recent Vote Compass poll shows 61% of Australian adults want the federal government to do more to tackle climate change; 18% want it to do less. This figure, consistent with many polls over the years, squares with various developments in Australian politics but contradicts others.
The Howard Government lost the 2007.
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Colin Hunt, The University of Queensland
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim recently announced that the Bank would cut coal from its portfolio of investment projects.
New coal powered generation will now receive financial support only in “rare circumstances”. Gas will remain in the Bank’s investment mix but as a transitional fuel. But.
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