Why the International Criminal Court is right to focus on the environment
Sep 25, 2016 16:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The International Criminal Court is not known for prosecuting people responsible for huge oil slicks, chopping down protected rainforests or contaminating pristine land. But these people may now one day find themselves on...
Business moves on climate as the Paris Agreement gets closer to sealing the deal
Sep 23, 2016 05:07 am UTC| Nature
The Paris climate agreement is getting closer to coming into force. This week 31 countries ratified the deal, including Brazil (the worlds 12th-largest greenhouse gas emitter), the United Arab Emirates and...
Scientist at work: Tracking melt water under the Greenland ice sheet
Sep 23, 2016 00:19 am UTC| Nature
During the past decade, Ive spent nearly a year of my life living on the Greenland ice sheet to study how melt water impacts the movement of the ice. What happens to the water that finds its way from the melting ice...
The Great Barrier Reef's 'new normal' is a forlorn sight
Sep 22, 2016 06:34 am UTC| Nature
Images of this years coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef shocked the world. Some tour operators expressed concern that the extensive and sometimes simplistic media coverage would hurt their businesses. The reef...
The Climate Change Authority's gamble on political pragmatism
Sep 03, 2016 11:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The Climate Change Authoritys latest report outlining a recommended climate policy toolkit is a reflection of what is seen by many as politically feasible in Australia now. But it is piecemeal and lacks a vision for the...
Direct Action not as motivating as carbon tax say some of Australia's biggest emitters
Sep 02, 2016 06:57 am UTC| Nature Law
Australias largest listed, carbon intensive companies say management lost focus on carbon matters, abandoned energy projects and didnt have the commercial imperative to produce long-term strategic action on reducing...
Sep 02, 2016 05:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Trees are dying across Yosemite and Yellowstone national parks. Glaciers are melting in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Corals are bleaching in Virgin Islands National Park. Published field research...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight