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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.
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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.
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America First, Earth Last
Climate policy is failing to address rapid warming, risking extreme impacts and societal collapse.
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1.5°C is Here & Now
Global temperatures have likely reached 1.5°C, with accelerating warming driven by rising CO2 levels.
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Safe Climate Plan Project
A Whole-of-Society Framework for Restoring Safe Climate Conditions
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Understanding the Climate Challenge and the Conditions for Safety
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Energy security is now inseparable from national security
Delayed investment in domestic clean energy is leaving critical national vulnerabilities dangerously exposed.
18 April 2026
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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.
23 June 2025
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Cooling the Planet: A Third Lever
Why Government Should Support Cooling Research
Climate strategy needs credible research into cooling options.
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Australia’s Delusionary Climate Policy
Australia's expanding fossil fuel exports are undermining renewable energy progress and national security.
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Could Four Billion People Die at 3°C?
Every 1,000 tonnes of fossil carbon burned may result in one future premature death.
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A Perfect Recipe for Food Insecurity
When global events collide, the consequences may be unprecedented
Climate Science
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Dodging Climate Breakdown, Really?
Media headlines say worst-case warming is fading. Evidence suggests dangerous heating remains.
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Budgeting For Denial
Australia’s budget ignores escalating climate risks, deepening future national vulnerability.
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Authoritarianism is Undermining Climate Action
Authoritarianism is stalking nations and global institutions, and climate barely rated a mention at Davos this year.
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Drowning in Distraction
Any sane security policy would put climate risks, not China, at centre stage.
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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.
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Energy Security is a Climate Issue, Too
Energy, human and climate security are all converging into one story.
Energy
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Forging the Electric Age
Industrial electrification will shape the next global economic order.
Decarbonisation
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Climate Policy-Making off the Rails?
A one-sided emphasis on adaptation distracts from decarbonisation focus.
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Silence Facilitates Climate Disinformation
Failing to education the public about climate impacts aids climate denialism.
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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.
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In the Burning Days
Northern Australia faces escalating climate risk amid defence and fossil expansion.
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Sleepwalking Down a Runway to Climate Disaster
Australia's defence an foreign policy ignores climate threat to focus on smaller risks.
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Ignoring Tipping-Point Risks
Assessment understates catastrophic sea-level risks, leaving communities exposed and unprepared.
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Australia’s First Climate Risk Assessment, Long Overdue
Australia has never had a comprehensive climate risk assessment. It has been a glaring omission.
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Coral in Crisis
Global temperatures have likely reached 1.5°C, with accelerating warming driven by rising CO2 levels.
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Accelerating Warming Time-Bomb
Accelerating warming creates urgent, systemic climate risks demanding unprecedented global action.
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At the Climate Crossroads
Climate risks are escalating rapidly. The 1.5°C threshold has been surpassed, pushing us toward devastating tipping points.
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60-Metre Sea Rise Predicted
Current CO2 levels could cause a 60-meter sea-level rise, with devastating impacts and urgent climate action needed.
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1.5°C is Here & Now
Global temperatures have likely reached 1.5°C, with accelerating warming driven by rising CO2 levels.
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The Grid Next Door
Solar, wind, and sodium: the clean power trio Australia isn’t using fast enough.
Decarbonisation
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Too Hot Classified
The Albanese Government withheld a classified climate-security report, selectively briefed MPs, and delayed action amid rising risks.
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Our National Security Blindspot
The Albanese Government's climate risk assessment is delayed, while critical climate-security risks remain hidden.
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Another Year, Another Record
2024 broke temperature records amid deadly climate disasters, failing policies, and accelerating risks from ocean and tech impacts.
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Policy on Collision Course
Climate policy is failing to address rapid warming, risking extreme impacts and societal collapse.
Future Warming
Policymaking
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Ecosystem Collapse
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America First, Earth Last
Climate policy is failing to address rapid warming, risking extreme impacts and societal collapse.
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A Climate Duty of Care
Governments must uphold fiduciary duties, protecting citizens from climate risks and ensuring long-term stability and well-being.
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Too Hot To Handle
Climate threats are escalating fast, yet Australia’s defence and risk systems remain dangerously outdated and blind.
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Oblivious to the Storm
AMOC collapse threatens global food security, sea levels, and climate stability, with severe impacts on Australia.
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Politics Tunes Out Climate Warnings
Climate policy is failing to address rapid warming, risking extreme impacts and societal collapse.
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Climate’s Latest Scorching Reality
2023 was a year of unprecedented heat, drought, and disaster.
Climate Science
Climate Extremes
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Ecosystem Collapse
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Going Under Despite the Warnings
High-end possibilities create the greatest damage, so why don't we understand them?
Climate Science
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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.
Risk Analysis
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Faster Than Forecast
Climate policy is failing to address rapid warming, risking extreme impacts and societal collapse.
Climate Science
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The Net-Zero Myth
Leading economists warn net-zero scenarios are based on flawed models unfit for guiding urgent, risk-aware climate policy.
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Stranded by a Warming World
The Paris target is unsafe as major climate tipping points accelerate, demanding urgent global action.
Climate Science
Sea Levels
Ice Melt
Tipping Points
Ecosystem Collapse
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National Climate Emergency Summit
Climate summit urges urgent action after Australia’s devastating fire season.
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Climate Politics in the Age of Emergency
Call for Australia to go onto a ‘war’ footing on climate change.
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Maximum Protection
Humanity has failed to prevent dangerous climate change; urgent restoration is needed.
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The Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef faces rapid decline; urgent, targeted actions are needed to restore ecosystems, safeguard species, and ensure survival.
Drawdown
Solar Reflection
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Ecosystem Collapse
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A Climate-First Foreign Policy For Australia
Climate disruption demands urgent reorientation of Australian foreign and security policy priorities.
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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.
Solar Reflection
Climate Science
Climate Extremes
Ice Melt
Policymaking
Tipping Points
Analysis
Too Hot to Handle
Australia’s climate-security response is dangerously inadequate, ignoring urgent scientific warnings and concealing key risk assessments.
Climate Extremes
Advocacy
Politics
Tipping Points
Health
Human Security