How much warming would the party climate positions lead to? Analysis
Ahead of the upcoming election in Australia, we analyse the global warming implications of the 2030 climate targets of political parties and independents.
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Scorched dystopia or liveable planet? Here’s where the climate policies of our political hopefuls will take us
In this blog post, first published in The Conversation, our CEO, Bill Hare, analyses Australia’s federal election campaign and the global warming implications of the policies of the Coalition, Labor, the Greens and the “teal” independents.
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The 'lucky country' is facing a crucial test. The result will affect us all
Known as the "lucky country" partly due to its wealth of coal and gas, Australia sits on the frontier of a climate crisis. This CNN piece features our analysis of political party climate targets as it outlines the urgency of Saturday's election for climate action.
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Federal election 2022: Labor and Coalition climate change policies both breach the Paris Agreement. So what does the science say?
This piece from ABC uses our analysis to summarise the adequacy of climate goals of the Coalition, Labor, and Green parties.
18 May 2022
Australian voters deserve a ministers’ debate on climate and energy. They won’t get one
Climate policy is high on the list of issues for Australian voters. Despite pressure from the public and our analysis of the targets of both major parties falling short, voters will head to the polls without answers on the climate and energy crisis.
13 May 2022
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This year, the Australian Government has been running a series of advertisements about its climate change action. Climate Analytics has taken a closer look at these ads and have put them into perspective.
Ahead of the upcoming Australian elections, Climate Analytics has analysed the global warming implications of the 2030 climate targets of the political parties and independents: the LNP, the Labor Party (ALP), the Teal Independents (the Zali Stegall Bill), and the Greens.