Enjoy them while you can? The ecotourism challenge facing Australia’s favourite islands
I fell for Kangaroo Island from my first visit. I recall standing on a headland on the island’s southern coast,…
Drive to football? Take your kids to the pool? You’re probably emitting an astonishing amount of CO₂
Few people would stop to consider if their sporting activities damage the environment. But our research shows Victorians use a…
The Paris Agreement 5 years on: big coal exporters like Australia face a reckoning
On Saturday, more than 70 global leaders came together at the UN’s Climate Ambition Summit, marking the fifth anniversary of…
The Paris Agreement at 5: Time’s running out. How to get the world back on track to meet its climate goals
COVID-19 has dramatically changed how we live our lives, reducing air travel and automobile use. But even these significant socio-economic…
Paris Agreement: aiming for 1.5°C target could slow global warming within next two decades
On the eve of the Paris Agreement’s fifth anniversary, a global summit will convene to reaffirm ambition to limit warming…
5 years after Paris: How countries’ climate policies match up to their promises, and who’s aiming for net zero emissions
Saturday marks the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate agreement – the commitment by almost every country to try to…
Victoria’s electric vehicle tax and the theory of the second-best
One of the central ideas in tax policy is the principle of the second-best. Economic theory gives us a good…
From ‘America first’ to ‘America together’: who is Antony Blinken, Biden’s pick for secretary of state?
US Secretary of State-designate Antony Blinken promises both awkwardness and opportunity for Australia’s Morrison government. Blinken could hardly represent a…
One-fifth of ecosystems in danger of collapse – here’s what that might look like
One in five countries are at risk of their ecosystems collapsing, threatening more than half of global GDP (US$42 trillion,…
Humans are changing fire patterns, and it’s threatening 4,403 species with extinction
Last summer, many Australians were shocked to see fires sweep through the wet tropical rainforests of Queensland, where large and…
Australia is lagging on climate action and inequality, but the pandemic offers a chance to do better
As Australia plans its recovery from COVID-19, our strategies should be based on a broader set of priorities than we…
Climate crisis: how museums could inspire radical action
When Victorian tea-merchant Frederick Horniman was looking to build a new home for his extensive collection of natural and cultural…