SPECIAL FEATURES
IMPACTS, RISKS & ACTIONS
Climate Reality Check 2020 draws together current climate science research to present 20 critical understandings, observations and insights to help inform and guide the stark choices that now stand before us. This resource is designed to help climate practitioners, advocates, journalists, business leaders and policymakers better understand the alarming mismatch between the current climate risks and the considerably inadequate level of climate action.
CLIMATE REALITY CHECK
NEW
A FORMER SENIOR FOSSIL FUEL EXECUTIVE SPEAKS OUT
This striking collection of published commentaries from the former Chair of the Australian Coal Association, Ian Dunlop, provides compelling insights into how a past oil and gas executive has assessed Australia's climate risk and response.
CANARY IN THE
COAL MINE
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
DISASTER ALLEY
Jun 21, 2017
In this striking new Breakthrough report we look at climate change and conflict issues through the lens of sensible risk-management to draw new conclusions about the challenge we now face.
ANTARCTIC TIPPING POINTS
Feb 05, 2017
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is under extreme pressure from a warming climate. This latest report highlights the West Antarctic Peninsula is now the strongest-warming region on the planet, and its glaciers are discharging ice at an accelerating rate.
WAR -
WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
Sep 01, 2016
Paul Gilding reflects on the scale and speed of the economic mobilisation of WWII. What can we draw on from this part of the wartime experience to inform a sound response to the climate emergency?
STRIKING TARGETS
Aug 01, 2015
In this latest paper, Philip Sutton highlights what he sees as an impending shift in the purpose of climate campaigning and calls for the most effective action in the new ‘post-Paris’ era.
CLIMATE REALITY CHECK
May 01, 2016
David Spratt presents a very sobering climate reality check as the speed of major climate impacts continue to accelerate. Yet it could provide a critical foundation to build effective climate strategy.
RECOUNT
Aug 01, 2015
David Spratt presents a survey of the relevant scientific literature and concludes that the catastrophic and irreversible consequences of 2°C of warming demand a strong risk-management approach.
