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Tag: Climate science

‘The science is screaming at us’: more hard climate science prepares the road to COP26

11 March 2021 Mike Scrafton By Mike Scrafton, Climate crisis

The latest UN reports again show clearly that the world is not on track to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Avoiding warming beyond 1.5°C may now be well beyond reach. Will there be social and political ramifications of the failure of political leadership in democratic states?

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How good are (Australian) Royal Commissions?

14 January 2020 Mike Scrafton Australian focus, By Mike Scrafton

Is Australian Prime Minister Morrison’s call for a Royal Commission on matters related to the recent bushfires just a smokescreen, an excuse for avoiding real action, or is it a genuine attempt to get a body of evidence and a report on which the government could build a holistic strategy for addressing global warming, which should be applauded?

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Latest: Climate Crisis

On climate change, Australia’s PM pins hopes on complacency or ignorance of voters

7 February 2022

In the 2022 election, too much is at stake for Australians to be duped into thinking that they ”remain well prepared for the future”, and into believing that everything can be fixed by unregulated economic growth.

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Global warming: the nine essential questions for candidates at election 2022

13 January 2022

Trends in Australia’s emissions growth are disturbing. What questions should be put to the political classes who aspire to take on the responsibility for the wellbeing, welfare, prosperity and security of Australian citizens?

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About Mike Scrafton

Mike Scrafton is a regularly-published writer on Australian and international affairs. Read more about Mike here.

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