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Last year was the world's second hottest, closing the warmest decade on record. Australia's summer 2019-20 began with unprecedented heat and drought and uncontrollable wildfires across millions of hectares, putting all life in danger. Will this latest warning of environmental catastrophe be heard?

Thomas Klikauer and Meg Young review Hans A Baer's latest book, Climate Change and Capitalism in Australia — An Eco-Socialist Vision for the Future, which invites readers to imagine a world beyond capitalism.

Thomas Klikauer and Meg Young review Hans A Baer's latest book, Climate Change and Capitalism in Australia — An Eco-Socialist Vision for the Future, which invites readers to imagine a future beyond capitalism.

A profound cultural shift is needed to break the political deadlock on climate action in the wake of floods, writes Janet Salisbury.

The report confirms global warming is driving a significant increase in the intensity and frequency of extremely hot temperatures in Australia, as well as a decrease in almost all cold extremes. The IPCC noted with high confidence that recent extreme heat events in Australia were made more likely or more severe due to human influence.

If nations make good on their latest promises to reduce emissions by 2030, the planet will warm by at least 2.7℃ this century.