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Silence Facilitates Climate Disinformation

Failing to education the public about climate impacts aids climate denialism.

Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen speaks during a press conference at Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Australia’s First Climate Risk Assessment, Long Overdue

Australia has never had a comprehensive climate risk assessment. It has been a glaring omission.

6 year-old Ariella (top) and her 3 year-old sister Romy enjoy an early morning swing amid a dust storm in Balmain, Sydney, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. The dust, which blanketed the city, is being blown by strong winds from dry farm land in western and southern parts of NSW and eastern South Australia. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING, INTL OUT

Authoritarianism is Undermining Climate Action

Authoritarianism is stalking nations and global institutions, and climate barely rated a mention at Davos this year.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Canadian Press/Shutterstock (16830184a) Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. Cda-Finland-Five-Things, Davos, Switzerland - 20 Jan 2026

Climate & Security

Understanding Climate Risk and Strengthening Protection in an Era of Escalating Disruption

Climate Hot Takes for 2025

Evidence this year shows 1.5°C has effectively been reached, 3°C is looming under current policies, and geoengineering is moving into the mainstream conversation.

MELBOURNE, VICTORIA STATE, AUSTRALIA - 2025/01/04: People enjoy the sunny day at Geelong Beach, with temperatures expected to soar into the high 30s on Sunday. Geelong Beach heats up on Saturday with temperatures nearing 40°C, as locals and visitors flock to the ocean to beat the summer heat before conditions peak on Sunday. (Photo by Ye Myo Khant/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Climate Science Imperatives Project

Understanding the Climate Challenge and the Conditions for Safety

Stock close-up photograph of a young Asian woman, pointing at, and learning from, global data displayed on a large computer monitor.

Climate Code Red

This urgent call for immediate climate action reshaped global approaches and framed climate change as an emergency.

Climate Politics in the Age of Emergency

Call for Australia to go onto a ‘war’ footing on climate change.

Dodging Climate Breakdown, Really?

Media headlines say worst-case warming is fading. Evidence suggests dangerous heating remains.

TOPSHOT - This picture taken on December 4, 2019 shows a passenger aircraft flying across the setting sun in Sydney, as smoke haze continues to hang over the city with more than 50 bushfires still burning across New South Wales. - Australian authorities on December 5 said the toxic smoke that has enshrouded Sydney for much of November is unprecedented, as residents donned masks and cranked air conditioners in the hope of respite. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) (Photo by SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Politics Tunes Out Climate Warnings

Climate policy is failing to address rapid warming, risking extreme impacts and societal collapse.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 18: Anthony Albanese prime minister of Australia listens during the first working session as part of the G20 Summit 2024 at Museu de Arte Moderna on November 18, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2024 G20 Summit takes place in Brazil for the first time. The event gathers leaders of the most important economies. Starvation, sustainable development and social inclusion are some of the issues to be during the summit. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Safe Climate Plan Project

A Whole-of-Society Framework for Restoring Safe Climate Conditions

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 23: The Sydney Opera House is seen on September 23, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Severe wind storms in the west of New South Wales have blown a dust cloud that has engulfed Sydney and surrounding areas. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

At the Climate Crossroads

Climate risks are escalating rapidly. The 1.5°C threshold has been surpassed, pushing us toward devastating tipping points.

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 04: Seen is a general view of a blocked major intersection in the flooded Townsville suburb of Idalia on February 04, 2019 in Townsville, Australia. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has warned Townsville residents that flooding has not yet reached its peak as torrential rain continues. The continued inundation forced authorities to open the floodgates on the swollen Ross River dam on Sunday night. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)

National Climate Emergency Summit

Climate summit urges urgent action after Australia’s devastating fire season.

A Climate Duty of Care

Governments must uphold fiduciary duties, protecting citizens from climate risks and ensuring long-term stability and well-being.

A girl looks at rising floodwaters of the Bremer river in West Ipswich, Australia's Queensland state on February 26, 2022. (Photo by Patrick HAMILTON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK HAMILTON/AFP /AFP via Getty Images)

A Climate-First Foreign Policy For Australia

Climate disruption demands urgent reorientation of Australian foreign and security policy priorities.

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Australia’s Delusionary Climate Policy

Australia's expanding fossil fuel exports are undermining renewable energy progress and national security.

Existential Climate-Related Security Risk

Climate change poses an existential threat; urgent, wartime-scale action is needed to prevent profound security consequences.

Climate Dominoes

Earth’s systems are showing significant signs of tipping into irreversible change.

Sleepwalking Down a Runway to Climate Disaster

Australia's defence an foreign policy ignores climate threat to focus on smaller risks.

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong tour the flight deck of HMAS Canberra ahead of the arrival of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, at Fleet Base East, in Sydney, Wednesday, November 12, 2025. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

Climate disruption, not China, is the key security threat facing Australia

This submission argues climate disruption, not military rivalry, represents Australia’s greatest security risk, demanding a major rethink of AUKUS-era spending priorities.

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Climate Security Left in the Dark

Concealing the intelligence analysis of climate threats is the opposite of good security policy governance.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 14: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives at Parliament House on May 14, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Australia's Labor government is grappling with a slowing economy, weaker commodity prices, soaring housing costs and a softening labor market as it prepares to unveil its federal budget on May 14. To counter these headwinds, the budget is expected to feature smaller revenue upgrades compared to recent years, while outlining the government's interventionist policies aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing and the transition to green energy. Critics warn that such industrial policies risk fueling inflation and diverting resources from more productive sectors of the economy. The budget is seen as a key opportunity for the Labor government to deliver broad economic support that analysts say is fundamental to re-election chances next year. (Photo by Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images)

Financial sector risks repeating Global Financial Crisis mistakes on climate change

Can the banking system survive climate warming of 3°C

Australian Local Government Climate Emergency Declarations

How climate emergency declarations influence Australian councils' policies.

Reclaiming “Climate Emergency”

How should the term “climate emergency” be understood?

Australian Climate & Security Risk Assessment

Proposal to establish an urgent, independent Australian climate and security risk assessment framework.

Labor goes cold on hot climate threats

Promised domestic climate risk assessment missing in action as new report warns of 3°C warming catastrophe.

Climate’s Latest Scorching Reality

2023 was a year of unprecedented heat, drought, and disaster.

TOPSHOT - A firefighter conducts back-burning measures to secure residential areas from encroaching bushfires in the Central Coast, some 90-110 kilometres north of Sydney on December 10, 2019. Toxic haze blanketed Sydney on December 10 triggering a chorus of smoke alarms to ring across the city, as Australians braced for "severe" weather conditions expected to fuel deadly bush blazes. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) (Photo by SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Energy Security is a Climate Issue, Too

Energy, human and climate security are all converging into one story.

"Out of order" signs cover fuel pumps at a petrol station in Sydney, Australia, March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Iran War Heightens Climate Risks

As a regional power and signatory to the non-proliferation treaty, Australia has responsibilities. There are four steps the government should take.

TOPSHOT - Women members of Iran's Red Crescent society stand near smoke plumes from an ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, sparking swift retaliation by the Islamic republic which responded with missile attacks across the region. The war has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to even usually peaceful areas of the volatile region. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Australia’s Climate Security Risk Assessment

Australia’s first climate security assessment highlights urgent threats, but government refuses to release full findings.

Testing Climate Preparedness

Australia’s National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) process ignores global-scale existential and systemic climate risks.

A Safe Climate Means Cooling the Planet

A safe climate requires cutting emissions, removing excess carbon and investigating safe ways to cool the planet.

Climate Emergency Defined

A focused assessment of whether climate risks now justify an emergency response.

Climate Policy-Making off the Rails?

A one-sided emphasis on adaptation distracts from decarbonisation focus.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 08: A person walks past a sale signage reading 'Handle Heat' in a heatwave conditions on George Street on January 08, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by George Chan/Getty Images)

COVID-19 Climate Lessons

COVID-19 revealed global unpreparedness; climate disruption demands urgent, science-based leadership and coordinated risk management action.

Climate Contagion

An economic tipping point signals fossil-fuel decline, new economy growth, and urgent financial contagion preparedness.

Climate Reality Check

Warming beyond 1.5°C is imminent; only emergency-scale action can prevent catastrophic, irreversible, self-reinforcing climate impacts this century.

60-Metre Sea Rise Predicted

Current CO2 levels could cause a 60-meter sea-level rise, with devastating impacts and urgent climate action needed.

CENTRAL COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 27: Homes along Ocean View Drive in Wamberal come under new threat from large waves driven by an East Coast low on July 27, 2020 in Central Coast, Australia. Beachfront homes along the NSW Central Coast are at risk of collapse due to beach erosion after huge swells hit the state's beaches in recent weeks. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Understanding Climate Risk

Policymakers and scientific institutions like the IPCC place too much emphasis on middle-of-the-road probability estimates rather than plausible worst-case outcomes.

Is Scientific Reticence Hindering Climate Understanding?

Climate impacts are happening faster than predicted, yet scientific caution and underestimation of risks are slowing public understanding and policymaking.

The Climate Disinformation War

Climate disinformation threatens democracy, demanding urgent national response.

Going Under Despite the Warnings

High-end possibilities create the greatest damage, so why don't we understand them?

TOPSHOT - A photo shows flood damages in the Windsor and Pitt Town areas along the Hawkesbury River area of Greater Sydney on March 24, 2021. (Photo by LUKAS COCH / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Accelerating Climate Disruption

The strategy to reduce, remove and repair.

Our National Security Blindspot

The Albanese Government's climate risk assessment is delayed, while critical climate-security risks remain hidden.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (2nd L) walks upon his arrival at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in Jakarta on May 14, 2025, on his first overseas visit after being re-elected. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)

Maximum Protection

Humanity has failed to prevent dangerous climate change; urgent restoration is needed.

LISMORE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 31: A father and his young daughter inspect a flooded street on March 31, 2022 in Lismore, Australia. Evacuation orders have been issued for towns across the NSW Northern Rivers region, with flash flooding expected as heavy rainfall continues. It is the second major flood event for the region this month. (Photo by Dan Peled/Getty Images)

Could Four Billion People Die at 3°C?

Every 1,000 tonnes of fossil carbon burned may result in one future premature death.

Strategic Capacity Project

Building the Conditions for Stronger Climate Responses

Budgeting For Denial

Australia’s budget ignores escalating climate risks, deepening future national vulnerability.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 13: Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers addresses the National Press Club in The Great Hall on May 13, 2026 in Canberra, Australia. The Labor government’s 2026-27 Federal Budget handed down on May 12, 2026 focuses on cost-of-living relief, housing affordability, and defence spending, as Treasurer Jim Chalmers faces pressure to deliver economic stability ahead of a federal election cycle. (Photo by Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images)

America First, Earth Last

Climate policy is failing to address rapid warming, risking extreme impacts and societal collapse.

NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - FEBRUARY 24: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump hugs an American flag as he arrives at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 24, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland. Attendees descended upon the hotel outside of Washington DC to participate in the four-day annual conference and hear from conservative speakers from around the world who range from journalists, U.S. lawmakers, international leaders and businessmen. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Too Hot To Handle

Climate threats are escalating fast, yet Australia’s defence and risk systems remain dangerously outdated and blind.

Faster Than Forecast

Climate policy is failing to address rapid warming, risking extreme impacts and societal collapse.

HORSHAM, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 18: Local Horsham kids navigate through a flooded street on January 18, 2011 in Horsham, Australia. Residents and emergency crews sandbagged properties and evacuations were ordered in the town in preparation for the worst flooding in over 200 years. A relief centre has been set-up in at Horsham Town Hall and emergency crews are on-site as the Wimmera River water level continues to rise. (Photo by Richard Kendall/Getty Images)

Another Year, Another Record

2024 broke temperature records amid deadly climate disasters, failing policies, and accelerating risks from ocean and tech impacts.

National Climate Emergency Summit

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2025 in Climate Review

AMOC instability, the risks of overshoot, and Emergency Briefings.

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Too Hot to Handle

Australia’s climate-security response is dangerously inadequate, ignoring urgent scientific warnings and concealing key risk assessments.

Ignoring Tipping-Point Risks

Assessment understates catastrophic sea-level risks, leaving communities exposed and unprepared.

FUNAFUTI, TUVALU - NOVEMBER 28: Suega Apelu stands in the lagoon on November 28, 2019 in Funafuti, Tuvalu. The low-lying South Pacific island nation of about 11,000 people has been classified as ‘extremely vulnerable’ to climate change by the United Nations Development Programme. The world’s fourth-smallest country is struggling to cope with climate change related impacts including five millimeter per year sea level rise (above the global average), tidal and wave driven flooding, storm surges, rising temperatures, saltwater intrusion and coastal erosion on its nine coral atolls and islands, the highest of which rises about 15 feet above sea level. In addition, the severity of cyclones and droughts in the Pacific Island region are forecast to increase due to global warming. Some scientists have predicted that Tuvalu could become inundated and uninhabitable in 50 to 100 years or less if sea level rise continues. The country is working toward a goal of 100 percent renewable power generation by 2025 in an effort to curb pollution and set an example for larger nations. Tuvalu is also exploring a plan to build an artificial island. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Policy on Collision Course

Climate policy is failing to address rapid warming, risking extreme impacts and societal collapse.

Drowning in Distraction

Any sane security policy would put climate risks, not China, at centre stage.

Rescuers evacuate residents from their flooded homes in Bekasi on February 19, 2021, as heavy rain inundated the city on the outskirts of Jakarta. (Photo by Rezas / AFP) (Photo by REZAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Accelerating Warming Time-Bomb

Accelerating warming creates urgent, systemic climate risks demanding unprecedented global action.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 19: A man looks over a smokey Sydney skyline on December 19, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has declared a state of emergency for the next seven days with ongoing dangerous fire conditions and almost 100 bushfires burning across the state. It's the second state of emergency declared in NSW since the start of the bushfire season. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)

We must mobilise for the climate emergency like we do in wartime. Where is the climate minister?

Unfortunately, much scientific knowledge produced for climate policymaking is conservative and reticent

Striking Targets

Even at 1.2°C of warming, Earth’s systems are showing signs of tipping into irreversible change.

A Perfect Recipe for Food Insecurity

When global events collide, the consequences may be unprecedented

In the Burning Days

Northern Australia faces escalating climate risk amid defence and fossil expansion.

Degrees of Risk

Financial systems risk collapse as climate models ignore cascading impacts of 3°C warming and systemic instability.

1.5°C is Here & Now

Global temperatures have likely reached 1.5°C, with accelerating warming driven by rising CO2 levels.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: The sun rises over Bondi Beach on November 27, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Australians are at risk of enduring rolling blackouts this week, amid a heatwave sweeping through NSW and unexpected coal outages across the state. A severe heatwave warning has been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology for parts of eastern NSW over the next few days – with the mercury tipped to soar into the high 30s in some regions. Some areas reached a maximum temperature of 37C on Monday, with Richmond and Perth in Sydney's west also clocking in at 35C. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Stranded by a Warming World

The Paris target is unsafe as major climate tipping points accelerate, demanding urgent global action.

BUNDABERG, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 29: A man comforts his daughter on their roof as they inspect damage to their neighbourhood as parts of southern Queensland experiences record flooding in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Oswald on January 29, 2013 in Bundaberg, Australia.Four deaths have been confirmed and thousands have been evacuated in Bundaberg as the city faces it's worst flood disaster in history. Rescue and evacuation missions continue today as emergency services prepare to move patients from Bundaberg Hospital to Brisbane amid fears the hospital could lose power. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

What Lies Beneath

Mainstream climate assessments downplay extreme risks—this report calls for urgent, large-scale, emergency-level climate action.

Too Hot Classified

The Albanese Government withheld a classified climate-security report, selectively briefed MPs, and delayed action amid rising risks.

Delivering Maximum Protection

Urgent climate failure demands emergency action for maximum protection of all life, ecosystems, and civilisation worldwide.

Disaster Alley

Climate change has become a major catalyst for global conflict, social unrest, and humanitarian breakdown.

Missing in Action

With the planet already effectively at 1.5°C of warming—and no sign of emissions peaking—the world is now on a dangerous trajectory toward 3°C.

Code red: Climate skating on thin ice, authors say

Climate Code Red, argues that the climate change challenge is far worse than officially acknowledged.

Recount

The 2°C limit is dangerously inadequate; irreversible tipping points are already triggered, leaving no carbon budget to prevent catastrophic impacts.

Heat to Hunger

Climate-driven food insecurity threatens global stability; Australia must act urgently to assess and address escalating security risks.

Oblivious to the Storm

AMOC collapse threatens global food security, sea levels, and climate stability, with severe impacts on Australia.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 09: A resident walks on a flooded Edmonstone Street in the suburb of Newmarket on March 09, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. Australia's east coast is experiencing severe weather as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred moves south. While downgraded from cyclone status, the weather system continues to bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall, and flash flooding, particularly in the Gold Coast and northern NSW regions. Authorities have issued severe weather warnings, and coastal areas remain at risk of significant erosion and hazardous surf conditions. Residents are urged to stay updated on local warnings, avoid floodwaters, and prepare for ongoing disruptions. (Photo by Albert Perez/Getty Images)

Australia should join the global effort to cool the planet and fulfill its Antarctic responsibilities

Calls on the Australian Government to help lead a global mission to restore safe climate conditions, including urgent research into safe short-term planetary cooling.

Fatal Calculations

Climate economics has consistently downplayed future climate damage and risk.

The Net-Zero Myth

Leading economists warn net-zero scenarios are based on flawed models unfit for guiding urgent, risk-aware climate policy.

AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 03: A load of coal is loaded onto a ship berthed at the Port of Newcastle in Australia, on Monday, Sept. 3, 2007. Coal prices rose to a record for a third straight week at Australia's Newcastle port, a benchmark for Asia, as snowstorms in China cut exports, adding to supply disruptions in Australia and South Africa. (Photo by Andy Shaw/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Silence Facilitates Disinformation

Government misses an obvious climate moment during extreme weather crisis.

Collision Course

With the planet already effectively at 1.5°C of warming, and no sign of emissions peaking, the world is now on a dangerous trajectory toward 3°C.

War: What Is It Good For?

A full-scale, WWII-level mobilisation is now essential to prevent climate collapse and restore safe climate conditions.

How bad can climate damage get? Worse than you imagine

more extreme weather and natural disasters - driven by a hotter climate - are an indication, because the past is no longer a reliable guide to the future.

Is it true climate change will cause the end of civilisation by 2050?

More than a billion people could be displaced by climate change by 2050, is that true?

Philip Sutton, inspiring Australian activist who sounded climate emergency alarm

A pioneer of the climate emergency movement and a powerful influence on environmental campaigners in Australia and internationally.

Net-zero emissions by 2050: leadership or climate colonialism?

How fast does Australia need to reduce greenhouse emissions to play its fair part in responding to the global climate emergency?

Is scientific reticence hindering climate understanding?

Scientific reticence is understating climate dangers, weakening public understanding and slowing responses proportionate to the threat.

Corporate Australia in denial over climate change, former coal exec Ian Dunlop says

Not a single voice had been raised by peak business about the appointment of so-called climate change deniers to advise government.

First National Climate Emergency Summit gathers the big names along with anger, hope and mobilisation

A star-studded lineup in Melbourne mobilised support for putting the climate emergency wheels into motion.

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Research & Analysis

Support rigorous climate research and analysis that drives informed advocacy and action.

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Forging the Electric Age

Industrial electrification will shape the next global economic order.

MPs warned of “devastating” climate-fuelled disruption across Asia-Pacific

Federal politicians are being warned that Australia must prepare for “devastating” climate-fuelled disruption in the Asia Pacific region.

National Climate Emergency Summit

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Net Zero 2050: A Dangerous Illusion

Net zero 2050 plans risk locking in fossil fuel use for many decades, leading to dangerous warming and economic instability.

Coral in Crisis

Global temperatures have likely reached 1.5°C, with accelerating warming driven by rising CO2 levels.

CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 07: Aerial views of The Great Barrier Reef are seen from above on August 7, 2009 in Cairns, Australia. A recent report by marine scientist Charlie Veron claims that the reef will be so degraded by warming seas that it will be gone within 20 years, and that this situation is now irreversible. He goes on to predict that once carbon dioxide levels hit levels predicted between 2030 and 2060, that all reefs will become extinct and their ecosystems would collapse. The area pictured is also where conservation celebrity Steve Irwin was killed by a singray. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Carbon Budgets For 1.5 & 2°C

Current carbon budgets underestimate warming by ignoring feedbacks and risky assumptions about climate system behavior.

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Facing the World at 3°C

The catastrophic risks of a 3°C world and the urgent need for honest climate risk assessment and decisive leadership.

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The Third Degree

Australia and the world face catastrophic risks from 3°C warming; leadership denial leaves society dangerously unprepared for collapse.

The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef faces rapid decline; urgent, targeted actions are needed to restore ecosystems, safeguard species, and ensure survival.

Faster, Higher, Hotter

The evidence is clear: emissions are still rising, warming will exceeds 1.5°C by decade's end, and tipping points are accelerating, requiring urgent action.

At the Point of Systemic Collapse

Climate change is accelerating, creating urgent risks for ecosystems, human security, and the future.

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Climate summit calls for urgent action after Australia’s fire-hit summer

Forceful declaration calls for governments to set short-term zero emissions target to avoid catastrophic warming

Climate Code Red: In Conversation

Transitioning Australia entirely to renewable energy systems and transform our economy in ten years.

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‘Denial machine’: climate misinformation is fuelling conflict in Australian communities, inquiry finds

A systemic failure, one that is already distorting public debate, undermining trust in institutions, and delaying urgent policy action.

Betting against worst-case climate scenarios is risky business

By downplaying high-risk possibilities, policymakers are conducting a dangerously unprecedented experiment.

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Climate crisis: Australia must ready for ‘devastating’ regional disruption, MPs told

Failed states, a rise in authoritarian politics and heightened risks of conflict among potential threats outlined in thinktank’s assessment

Climate Change Threatens Societal Collapse Within Decades: Report

Extreme weather could result in a complete societal breakdown by 2050.

Policy Advocacy

Support the policy advocacy needed to move debate beyond incremental climate action.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: A Kookaburra sits on a lamp post as the sun rises over Parliament House on January 20, 2003 in Canberra, Australia. Four people were killed and 368 homes destroyed when the fires being fought on five fronts swept through suburbs in the nation's capital. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Movement Building

Back projects to strengthen climate strategy, advocacy and coordination.

Media Engagement

Support work that strengthens informed climate communication and media engagement.

Anthony Albanese government refusing to release declassified climate security report

Forceful declaration calls for governments to set short-term zero emissions target to avoid catastrophic warming

Warming has Reached 1.5°C

Global warming has hit 1.5°C, but that is not safe. What does that mean for climate advocacy?

The Worst Outcome of Systematic Collapse

Exploring climate tipping points, 1.5°C, and why high-end risks must guide policy and security planning.

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The Grid Next Door

Solar, wind, and sodium: the clean power trio Australia isn’t using fast enough.

A Solarpro employee holds a LG Electronics Inc. NeON R 370W solar panel ahead of installation on the rooftop of a residential property in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, May 17, 2021. Australia is the global leader in generating electricity from the sun. Some 27% of buildings had a solar system on their roof at the end of 2020, the highest proportion in the world, according to figures from BNEF. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Antarctic Tipping Points

How Antarctica could contribute several metres of sea-level rise—far sooner than previously thought.

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