On the eve of COP30, in my first public discussion as Director of CoTerran, it was a pleasure to join Sally Sara on ABC Radio National Breakfast to talk through Australia's bid to host COP31. You can ...

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Insights on climate risks to peace and security.

Launching CoTerran, a new advisory focused on risks at the nexus of climate and security.

Turning a blind eye will only make the United States weaker.

By Raelene Lockhorst, Chris Taylor, Marc Ablong PSM, Bethany Allen, Justin Bassi, Dr Alex Bristow, Henry Campbell, Danielle Cave, Michael Copage, James Corera, Dr John Coyne, Dr Malcolm Davis, Dr Fitriani, Andrew Henderson, Jocelinn Kang, Nerida King, Dr Rajeswari (Raji) Pillai Rajagopalan, Ian SatchwellFor more than a decade, which has included the 2013, 2016, 2019 […]

Australia’s bid to co-host the 31st international climate negotiations (COP31) with Pacific island countries in late 2026 is directly in our national interest. But success will require consultation wi...

The Indo-Pacific region is particularly exposed to climate impacts, and Indonesia, like many countries, will be severely affected by climate impacts in the decade to come. The effects of climate-amplified disasters, combined with the political, social and economic consequences of climate impacts originating from within and across the region, will strain Indonesia’s economic and national-security interests.

The United States government is considering replacing USAID with a new agency, the US Agency for International Humanitarian Assistance (USIHA), according to documents published by POLITICO. Under the ...

The government invited only the progressive independents – excluding the Greens, the Coalition and the relevant parliamentary committee – to a briefing on the still-unpublished Climate Risk Assessment...

The fires in Los Angeles are estimated to be the most expensive disaster in US history at US$250–275 billion, or 24 to 26 percent of Australia’s annual GDP. That loss has accrued in just over a ...

The failure of a high profile small modular reactor (SMR) contract in the United States has prompted concerns that Gen IV nuclear may be further off than expected.

‘Runaway ice loss causing rapid and catastrophic sea level rise is possible within our lifetime,’ according to a joint emergency statement released by more than 300 scientists at the inaugural Austral...

Balloon launches from around the world are part of a new kind of global alarm system: One that can detect if another country tries to dim the sun.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canada should address U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's border concerns in the next two months, before he's back in the White House, instead of comparing our situ...

From Pacific leaders to regional intelligence analysts, climate change is consistently identified as the foremost security issue for the Pacific island region. Yet Australia’s current defence and inte...

Selbst Menschen, denen Klimaschutz wichtig ist, halten die Uno-Gipfel inzwischen für überflüssig. Die Baku-Konferenz gab ihnen Auftrieb. Doch bei allem Reformbedarf: Sie abzuschaffen, wäre zutiefst an...

Transition officials have used Project 2025's extensive personnel database for potential candidates to hire for the incoming administration, a person familiar the plans said.

NOAA lays the unbiased, scientific bedrock of data and information for decision- and policy-making that can deliver for us a climate-resilient future.

Even as the US is set to withdraw again from the Paris Agreement, and potentially the entire UN Framework Convention on Climate Change process, Australia can leverage its partnership with Washington t...

Scientific Reports - A technocognitive approach to detecting fallacies in climate misinformation

Attribution studies calculate whether, and by how much, climate change affected the intensity, frequency or impact of extremes – Carbon Brief has mapped every published study on how climate change has...

Super Typhoon Man-Yi is the latest storm forecast to potentially cause further life-threatening conditions.

Project 2025, the conservative playbook, calls for breaking up the federal agency that maintains weather data and collects climate change information.

Taking action on climate change requires moving beyond double standards about uncertainty and treating it in the same way as other security risks.

In October 2024, the Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) tracker identified 48 military deployments in response to severe storms, floods, and wildfires.

We need more timely updates in response to the rapid changes to the climate.

The United States must lead the development of guardrails and norms to manage the scientific challenges and geopolitical security risks associated with geoengineering.