19 March 2024, WMO: Climate change indicators reached record levels in 2023: WMO. The state of the climate in 2023 gave ominous new significance to the phrase “off the charts.” Key messages State of Global Climate report confirms 2023 as hottest … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Extreme Events
6 February 2024, The conversation: Dangerous climate tipping points will affect Australia. The risks are real and cannot be ignored. n 2023, we saw a raft of news stories about climate tipping points, including the accelerating loss of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, the potential dieback of the Amazon … Continue reading →
29 November 2023, The Conversation: Extreme weather leaves energy networks vulnerable to ‘hostile actors’, Climate Statement warns. Extreme weather seasons are putting Australia’s energy systems more at risk of sabotage, the government’s annual Climate Change Statement warns. These events place increased strain … Continue reading →
2 October 2023, The Conversation: Too hard basket: why climate change is defeating our political system. When I was first asked to write an opening piece in The Conversation’s series on climate change and the energy transition, I wanted to say … Continue reading →