Momentum grows for ocean preserves. How well do they work?
Jan 04, 2017 05:17 am UTC| Nature
What lies beneath the deep, dark expanse of the ocean is something that has fascinated sailors, fishermen, adventurers, poets and explorers for centuries. How could residents of New England, for instance, have known that...
Emissions trading for electricity is the sensible way forward
Dec 09, 2016 03:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The preliminary report from the Finkel Review of electricity market security will be presented to COAG today. Leaked versions indicate that the report notes the urgent need for long-term policy certainty on climate change...
How the Fed joined the fight against climate change
Dec 09, 2016 03:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The Federal Reserves policy committee is expected to lift its target interest rate a quarter-point to a range of 0.5 percent to 0.75 percent at its final meeting of 2016. The main reasons the Fed has kept rates near...
Nitrogen pollution: the forgotten element of climate change
Dec 04, 2016 19:21 pm UTC| Nature
While carbon pollution gets all the headlines for its role in climate change, nitrogen pollution is arguably a more challenging problem. Somehow we need to grow more food to feed an expanding population while minimising...
How can the UK government meet its legal air pollution targets?
Dec 04, 2016 02:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Each year, air pollution contributes to around 25,000 deaths in the UK. Its a shocking statistic. By law, the government is obliged to cut high levels of harmful gases in the shortest possible time, yet in November the...
We can cut emissions in half by 2040 if we build smarter cities
Dec 01, 2016 19:24 pm UTC| Nature
As a planet, we have some serious climate targets to meet in the coming years. The Paris Agreement, signed by 192 countries, set an aspirational goal of limiting global warming to 1.5ᵒC. The United Nations Sustainable...
No politician can singlehandedly bring back coal – not even Donald Trump
Dec 01, 2016 02:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
On the night Donald Trump won the US election, one of the many jubilant supporters featured in the media coverage was 67-year-old Doug Ratliff of Richlands, Virginia. An owner of struggling shopping malls in a region hit...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well
Political donations rules are finally in the spotlight – here’s what the government should do