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Jacqueline Peel

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Long-awaited environment laws might get Australia sued. Here’s why

Long-awaited environment laws might get Australia sued. Here’s why

Labor has pledged to pass long-awaited environment laws this week. But the current reforms leave Australia open to legal challenge.

24.11.2025 20

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Jacqueline Peel

This year’s climate talks saw real progress – just not on fossil fuels

This year’s climate talks saw real progress – just not on fossil fuels

Expectations were extremely low ahead of this year’s UN climate talks. Remarkably, organisers in Brazil managed to secure real progress at COP30.

23.11.2025 10

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Jacqueline Peel

Geopolitics, backsliding and progress: here’s what to expect at this year’s COP30 global climate talks

As climate change worsens, some states are backsliding on climate action. Next week, negotiators will gather in Brazil to try to restore flagging...

06.11.2025 7

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Jacqueline Peel

Historic ruling finds climate change ‘imperils all forms of life’ and puts laggard nations on notice

Countries have wide-ranging obligations to adequately tackle climate change, the International Court of Justice has found. Those who don’t could be...

24.07.2025 40

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Jacqueline Peel

From a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, here’s what was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talks

The petroleum-laden dust has settled on this year’s United Nations climate summit, COP29, held over the past fortnight in Baku, Azerbaijan. Climate...

24.11.2024 10

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Jacqueline Peel