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why nature in Australia’s southwest is on the climate frontline

In a few days world leaders will descend on Glasgow for the United Nations climate change talks. Much depends on it. We know climate change is already happening, and nowhere is the damage more stark than in Australia’s southwest. The southwest of Western Australia has been identified as a global drying hotspot. Since 1970, winter […] More

October 28, 2021, 12:55 am

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Fewer than half of Australia’s 150 biggest companies have committed to zero emissions by 2050

Corporate Australia has of late become a strong voice for more action on climate change. Earlier this month the Business Council of Australia, which represents the nation’s 100 biggest companies, declared its support for the federal government committing to halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and net zero emissions by 2050. “Business is leading,” […] More

October 28, 2021, 12:49 am

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Climate change misinformation fools too many people – but there are ways to combat it

In recent decades, people in the UK have watched climate change shift from being an abstract threat discussed on the news to an increasingly common presence in everyday life. As the frequency and intensity of heatwaves, floods and other extreme weather events has risen, so has public concern about climate change. A 2019 poll found […] More

October 28, 2021, 12:31 am

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With Labor gaining in polls, is too much Barnaby Joyce hurting the Coalition?

A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted October 21-24 from a sample of 1,603, gave the Coalition 37% of the primary vote (down two since September), Labor 34% (up three), the Greens 11% (up one), One Nation 3% (down one) and independents 9% (steady). As usual with Resolve, no two-party estimate was given, and […] More

October 27, 2021, 10:59 pm

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If governments fail to act, can the courts save our planet?

The climate crisis threatens all life on our planet. Even the people who a few years ago were shouting from the rooftops that it was all a hoax have suddenly acknowledged the need for urgent action. But Australia’s response remains the worst in the developed world. As a result, lawyers have commenced multiple legal proceedings […] More

October 27, 2021, 10:22 pm

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what we can learn about eco-anxiety from memes

As the world’s attention turns to the climate summit in Glasgow, where governments are negotiating the future of international action on climate change, many will be feeling the acute stress and dread that comes with living in a world where it seems environmental catastrophe is around every corner. Beyond the well-acknowledged threats of climate change […] More

October 27, 2021, 4:42 pm

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