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Essays & reportage Burying Margaret Mead Felicity Wade 2 June 2016 Labor seemed the obvious place to mobilise broader support for strong climate change policies, writes former Wilderness Society staffer Felicity Wade National affairs Out of the campaign’s shadows, a hidden reality Tim Colebatch 20 May 2016 The second week on the hustings revealed false conflicts and unspoken truths, says Tim Colebatch National affairs An early victory in the next carbon war Peter Brent 28 April 2016 By taking the initiative on the dreaded three-letter word, Labor has scored an important win, argues Peter Brent National affairs Underwater extremes Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick 27 April 2016 Diary of a Climate Scientist | With much of the Earth covered by oceans, a different kind of heatwave is attracting attention, writes Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick

International The road from Copenhagen Giles Parkinson 14 December 2015 How did we get from there to here? In Paris Giles Parkinson looks at how the momentum built for climate action International Why the ratchet mechanism is (almost) everything in Paris Fergus Green 11 December 2015 Without a credible mechanism for intensifying climate action over time, the Paris agreement will do nothing to bridge the chasm between what is possible now and what is needed in… International In Paris with the mayor of Byron Giles Parkinson 8 December 2015 Cities, regions and states are setting the pace on climate adaptation, reports Giles Parkinson from Paris National affairs Asking the right questions about extreme weather Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick 24 November 2015 Diary of a Climate Scientist | It’s not a simple case of cause and effect, writes Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick

National affairs The name game Peter Brent 16 July 2015 With the next election on the horizon, the pressure is on to give Labor’s carbon policy a name that sticks International The prospects for action on climate have never been better John Quiggin 23 June 2015 A series of trends has combined to radically change policies among the largest emitters, writes John Quiggin International When free-riding proves expensive Michael Gill 17 June 2015 Economist William Nordhaus has come up with a new approach to reducing carbon emissions, writes Michael Gill. And Australia could benefit more than we expect International Preparing for cyclones Reuben, Solo, Tuni, Ula… and beyond Nic Maclellan 19 March 2015 The devastation in Vanuatu underlines the importance of building community resilience before natural disasters, writes Nic Maclellan. Meanwhile, Australia is cutting its…