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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.
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Climate Code Red
This urgent call for immediate climate action reshaped global approaches and framed climate change as an emergency.
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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?
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Accelerating Climate Disruption
The strategy to reduce, remove and repair.
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Reclaiming “Climate Emergency”
How should the term “climate emergency” be understood?
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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.
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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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Delivering Maximum Protection
Urgent climate failure demands emergency action for maximum protection of all life, ecosystems, and civilisation worldwide.
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Australian Local Government Climate Emergency Declarations
How climate emergency declarations influence Australian councils' policies.
Decarbonisation Mobilisation Advocacy Targets
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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)
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Maximum Protection
Humanity has failed to prevent dangerous climate change; urgent restoration is needed.
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Understanding Climate Risk and Strengthening Protection in an Era of Escalating Disruption
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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.
21 June 2022
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Net zero emissions must be reached before 2030 for 2°C target, new analysis says
Calculations of global carbon budgets have underestimated potential increases in global temperatures.
12 April 2021
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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.
15 August 2014
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Philip Sutton

Climate Strategist and Environmental Advocate (1951-2022)

Thought leader advancing safe climate frameworks, restoration goals and mobilisation strategies.

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Katherine Wells

Environmental Lawyer and Policy Consultant

Advises on environmental law, governance, regulatory frameworks and policy development processes.

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