'Cli-fi' might not save the world, but writing it could help with your eco-anxiety
Jan 09, 2024 23:07 pm UTC| Business
The consequences of climate change weigh on all of us, especially as we face an El Niño summer, with floods and fires already making themselves felt in the Australian environment. But even outside of being...
Global triggers: why these five big issues could cause significant problems in 2024
Jan 04, 2024 04:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The tensions between the US and China made the global economy shudder in 2023. The ramifications of the Ukrainian war echoed beyond the countrys border. In Africa, the coup détat in Niger and Gabon contributed to...
No climate for cricket: how global warming is putting the heat on NZ’s summer game
Jan 04, 2024 04:41 am UTC| Sports
The recently concluded mens Cricket World Cup in India reached record audiences. But there was one thing the organisers did not want those viewers to see (other than Indias defeat by Australia in the final): crickets own...
Dec 13, 2023 14:22 pm UTC| Nature
Perilously situated between rising sea levels and pressures from upstream lie coastal river deltas and their roughly half a billion inhabitants. These regions have played an important role in societal development since the...
How to assess the carbon footprint of a war
Dec 13, 2023 08:16 am UTC| Economy
We know that war is bad for the environment, with toxic chemicals left polluting the soil and water for decades after fighting ceases. Much less obvious are the carbon emissions from armed conflicts and their long-term...
The 7 charts that show Australians struggling as saving falls to near zero
Dec 07, 2023 08:05 am UTC| Economy
The national accounts released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show economic growth slid to a measly 0.2% in the last quarter. Thats well down from a low 0.4% in the June quarter. Of course, economic...
COP28: South Africa pioneered plans to transition to renewable energy – what went wrong
Dec 07, 2023 08:03 am UTC| Economy
South Africas experience in piloting a new type of climate finance vehicle can inform debates about how to fund a just transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Two years ago at COP26, South Africa piloted the...
Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants
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