Rapid progress for Australia on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals is possible and could deliver a fairer, greener, more prosperous nation in 2030 – if managed properly – new UNSW research has found.

University of Bath professor explains the challenges of a net-zero emissions strategy by 2050.

An MIT white paper released today outlines a series of recommendations on how companies, particularly those in the oil and gas industry, can use scenario analysis to effectively disclose risks and opportunities they face as a result of global climate change.

Extreme weather events such as fires, floods, tornados, hurricanes and landslides result in some of the most personal impacts of climate change.

Until recent decades, researchers could be confident that their numerous studies about permafrost told the tale about this frozen phenomenon.

Environmental health experts also warn that some positive policy changes can lead to other potential problems.

Sea levels will continue to rise around the world long after current carbon emissions pledges made through the Paris climate agreement are met and global temperatures stabilize, a new study indicates.

Water economist calls for long-term solutions over current short-term relief efforts.

Increasingly frequent droughts, extensive deforestation and changing land use have made a tinderbox of Amazon rainforests — but some trees make out better than others.

Despite statewide devastation from wildfires, a new poll conducted by the Bill Lane Center for the American West shows Californians are still reluctant to subsidize wildfire prevention or support relocating communities at risk.