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Explainer: what is the electricity transmission system, and why does it need fixing?
Labor has pledged to create a A$20 billion corporation to upgrade Australia's energy transmission system. So what's this all about?
Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Some say neoliberals have destroyed the world, but now they want to save it. Is Scott Morrison listening?
The IMF wants government intervention on climate change. It's now abundantly clear Australia's climate policies are at odds with even the most conservative approach to economic management.
John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
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Forget your fixie, we're more likely to ride bikes if we can carry more on them
Australian bicycles are largely influenced by sport, not utility. We should embrace cargo bikes for their usefulness, over speed.
Robbie Napper, Senior Lecturer, Design, Monash University
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'Devastating': The Morrison government cuts uni funding for environment courses by almost 30%
It's one of the largest funding cuts to any university course, and will leave Australia ill-equipped to deal with the environmental challenges of the future.
Dianne Gleeson, Professor, Science, University of Canberra
Ian Clark, Associate professor, University of South Australia
Stuart Parsons, Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Which 'milk' is best for the environment? We compared dairy, nut, soy, hemp and grain milks
Dairy has the biggest environmental footprint, but some plant-based alternatives come with a number of environmental issues, too.
Dora Marinova, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
Diana Bogueva, Postdoctoral Researcher, Curtin University
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Climate explained: does a delay in COP26 climate talks hit our efforts to reduce carbon emissions?
The coronavirus pandemic caused the UN's annual climate conference to be postponed by a year, but it was also responsible for a drop in carbon emissions. Is it enough and will it last?
Chris Turney, Professor of Earth Science and Climate Change, Director of Chronos 14Carbon-Cycle Facility, Director of PANGEA Research Centre, and UNSW Node Director of ARC Centre for Excellence in Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, UNSW
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People power: everyday Australians are building their own renewables projects, and you can too
Ever wanted to own your own wind farm? Well now you can.
Dominique McCollum Coy, Doctoral Researcher, Behaviour Change Graduate Research Industry Partnership (GRIP), Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
Roger Dargaville, Senior lecturer & Deputy Director Monash Energy Institute, Monash University
Shirin Malekpour, Senior Lecturer and Research Lead, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Millions of face masks are being thrown away during COVID-19. Here's how to choose the best one for the planet
From a purely environmental perspective, owning multiple reusable face masks, and machine-washing them together, is the best option.
Mayuri Wijayasundara, Lecturer, Deakin University
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How much the budget undervalued conservation: 16 World Heritage sites received less than Sydney Harbour
New research found nearly half of land-based ecosystems and threatened species in Australia have inadequate protections. Yet most of the budget for national parks will go to infrastructure upgrades.
Sean Maxwell, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
James Watson, Professor, The University of Queensland
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China just stunned the world with its step-up on climate action – and the implications for Australia may be huge
It remains to be seen whether China's climate promise is genuine. But it puts pressure on many other nations – not least Australia – to follow.
Hao Tan, Associate professor, University of Newcastle
Elizabeth Thurbon, Scientia Fellow and Associate Professor in International Relations / International Political Economy, UNSW
John Mathews, Professor Emeritus, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University
Sung-Young Kim, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Discipline of Politics & International Relations, Macquarie School of Social Sciences, Macquarie University
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New research: nitrous oxide emissions 300 times more powerful than CO₂ are jeopardising Earth's future
Agriculture is the dominant cause for the increasing N₂O concentrations. Emissions must be reduced if we hope to stabilise Earth's climate.
Pep Canadell, Chief research scientist, Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; and Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
Eric Davidson, Director, Appalachian Laboratory and Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Glen Peters, Research Director, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
Hanqin Tian, Director, International Center for Climate and Global Change Research, Auburn University
Michael Prather, Distinguished Professor of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine
Paul Krummel, Research Group Leader, CSIRO
Rob Jackson, Professor, Department of Earth System Science, and Chair of the Global Carbon Project, Stanford University
Rona Thompson, Senior scientist, Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Wilfried Winiwarter, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
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'Backwards' federal budget: Morrison government never fails to disappoint on climate action
COVID-19 pandemic has seen the Morrison government abandon long-held dogma on debt and deficits. But on climate and energy, it's singing from the same old songbook.
John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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What are you really eating? How threatened ‘seafood’ species slip through the law and onto your plate
We found 92 threatened species reported in industrial catch records. This is shameful and unnecessary.
Leslie Roberson, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
Carissa Klein, Postdoctoral research fellow in conservation biology, The University of Queensland
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Climate explained: does building and expanding motorways really reduce congestion and emissions?
Motorways were once seen as a way of reducing congestion in our towns and cities. But the more we build, the more they fill with drivers.
Simon Kingham, Professor, University of Canterbury
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We estimate there are up to 14 million tonnes of microplastics on the seafloor. It's worse than we thought
This is up to 35 times more than the estimated weight of plastic pollution on the ocean’s surface.
Britta Denise Hardesty, Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship, CSIRO
Chris Wilcox, Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
Justine Barrett, Research assistant, CSIRO
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Ardern's government and climate policy: despite a zero-carbon law, is New Zealand merely a follower rather than a leader?
New Zealand's climate policy is largely copied from other countries, and when judged against objectives such as the 1.5°C target, its actions remain inadequate.
David Hall, Senior Researcher in Politics, Auckland University of Technology
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Want an electric car, but think you can't afford one? Here's how to buy second-hand
A used electric vehicle can be yours for well under A$20,000. But supply is limited and, like with any major purchase, there are potential pitfalls.
Alina Dini, Industry Fellow at the Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology
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Photos from the field: Australia is full of lizards so I went bush to find out why
Australia is known as the 'land of the lizards'. These photos show why they deserve more of your attention.
Kristian Bell, PhD candidate, Deakin University
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Every year in Australia, nature grows 8 new trees for you — but that alone won't fix climate change
We counted the number of standard trees in Australia. It turns out that since 1990, we've actually been gaining trees faster than losing them.
Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
Cris Brack, Associate Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
Pablo Rozas Larraondo, Research fellow, Australian National University
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'You wake up with lab-engineered coffee': how our imaginations can help decide Earth's future
Achieving a radically different tomorrow will require more than a purely technocratic approach. So now, imagine you are in the year 2050 ...
Michelle Lim, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University
Carina Wyborn, Fellow, Australian National University
Federico Davila, Research Principal (Food Systems), University of Technology Sydney
Laura Pereira, Researcher/Lecturer at the Centre for Complex Systems in Transition, Stellenbosch University
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