Carbon Emissions

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Health & Medicine

Daily decisions can reduce the carbon footprint of our health sector

The Healthcare Carbon Lab aims to reduce carbon emissions in our health sector by measuring carbon-emitting procedures and products, while still delivering quality care

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Environment

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Opinion

Our deadly commitment to fossil fuels just keeps going

The government’s new gas strategy not only continues the extraction of carbon in the form of methane, but expands it

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Sciences & Technology

Australia’s construction industry must help build a sustainable future

Financial viability alone is no longer enough, the building sector must look at its carbon budget

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Sciences & Technology

Our health is compromised by our global fossil fuel addiction

Climate change is affecting the health of people around the world; transitioning to net-zero emissions could be the greatest health opportunity this century

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Sciences & Technology

Nature restoration no substitute for cutting fossil fuels

While restoring ecosystems is crucial for planetary health, it’s no substitute for preventing emissions from fossil fuels

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Environment

Mapping climate policy

Climate policy across Australia is fragmented, but researchers are aiming to use big data to make better sense of it

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Environment

What we now know about climate change after 2021

Along with COVID-19, much of the focus in 2021 was on climate change and how the world, including Australia, is going to reach those crucial targets

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Environment

Labor’s climate policy puts Australia in the race

The Labor Opposition’s climate policy is more ambitious and in line with COP26, but will need accelerated action

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Environment

What was achieved at COP26?

As the dust settles on the international climate negotiations at COP26, 1.5°C may still be alive but it’s on life support and the road from Glasgow remains an uphill climb

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Sciences & Technology

Tech can do a lot, but won’t get us to net zero on its own

The Morrison government’s emphasis on technology to drive down emissions will still need taxes and subsidies to achieve net zero

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