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What to expect at the Paris climate talks: a mixed bag

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor

The upcoming Paris climate change conference is being named a major success even before it’s begun. However, its ultimate triumph is dependent on the ability of states to continue the trajectory of climate ambition after Paris.

For the diplomatic community, treaty negotiations are typically judged to be either successful or very successful....

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Australia needs a fresh start on climate policy: authority

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imagePast deals on emissions trading increased compensation to the electricity sector. Daniel L Smith / Shutterstock.com

Australia needs to “reset” discussions related to climate policy, according to the government’s advisory body on climate policy. The Climate Change Authority makes the argument in the second draft report of its...

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Health Check: the low-down on trans fats

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imageTrans fats increase the shelf life of bakery goods and fast foods.skepticalview/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

When you buy commercially baked goods such as pies, pastries, cakes and biscuits, there’s a good likelihood they’ll contain one of the nastier types of fatty acids: trans fats. These unsaturated fats have been chemically altered to give...

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Nobel Laureate Douglass North's work leaves a strong legacy for economics

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imageThe work of Douglass North, who died last week, continues to inspire studies of economic history.UNU-WIDER/Flickr, CC BY

Douglass C. North, who died last week at the age of 95, was one of the less well-known Nobel Laureates in economics. But his contributions to economic theory have had an enormous influence on how scholars understand institutions...

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