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The Associate Professor of Climate, Columbia Climate School, Kristina G. Douglass (pictured) was one of three panellists on a webinar: "Climate Change and Societal Impacts" organised by the "Columbia Climate School".

"People working on climate solutions are facing a big obstacle: conspiracy theories";

"Individual actions you can take to address climate change";

"The Philippines' capital is running out of water. Is building a dam the solution?";

"How did Uruguay cut carbon emissions? The answer is blowing in the wind";

"Climate solutions are necessary. So we're dedicating a week to highlight them";

"Victoria’s EV tax outlawed, but we’re on the road to new charges";

"Greta Thunberg goes on ANOTHER climate change protest a day after Swedish eco-activist, 20, was charged with public order offence over London hotel demo";

"Amazon drought chokes river traffic, threatens northern corn exports";

"Nine ‘planetary boundaries’ set the limits of global economic freedom";

"Melbourne’s dams are chock-a-block. But El Nino is coming to dry things up";

"IMF should give poor countries $300bn a year to fight climate crisis, says Joseph Stiglitz";

"Rochester residents battle depression, displacement a year on from floods";

"Scientists Disagree About Drivers of September’s Global Temperature Spike, but It Has Most of Them Worried";

"As gas-guzzlers dominate our roads, the queue to buy an EV in Oz just gets longer";

"People working on climate solutions are facing a big obstacle: conspiracy theories";

"The EU must take the driver’s seat in fossil fuel-free transport";

"The climate threat to California’s stored nuclear waste";

"War in the Middle East jeopardizes climate talks";

"6 books to help talk to your child about climate change";

"Company invents first-of-its-kind system for powering cars: ‘Like having a gas station with your own oil well’";

"Where did all the cars go? How heavier, costlier SUVs and utes took over Australia's roads";

"High court strikes down Victoria’s electric vehicle tax in ruling that could threaten other state levies";

"Australia must urgently adapt to extreme weather or face soaring premiums, insurers warn";

"Think you need another car? Consider an e-bike instead.";

"We landed a camera on Venus before seeing parts of our own oceans – it’s time to ramp up observations closer to home";

"The next front in the climate fight: U.S. exports of natural gas";

"Climate Misinformation Persists in New Middle School Textbooks";

"‘Climate Gentrification’ Will Displace One Million People in Miami Alone";

"Farmers are bearing the brunt of big food companies’ decarbonisation efforts – here’s why";

"A Secretive Network Is Fighting Indigenous Rights in Australia and Canada, Expert Says";

"Europe Just Launched the World’s First Carbon Tariff. Will the United States Follow Suit?";

"Australia is already an energy superpower. We should be using that to drive the world towards renewables";

"Red warning issued with Storm Babet posing ‘risk to life’ in parts of Scotland";

"We don’t need a nuclear renaissance. We need a solid plan on renewables";

"Atlas Network";

"Will the Earth breach its 1.5C guardrail sooner than we thought?";

"Climate Disinformation Database";

"The human factor: why Australia’s net zero transition risks failing unless it is fair";

"People Deserve to Know Their Houses Are Going to Burn";

"To Teach Students about Climate Change, ‘Just the Facts’ Isn’t Enough";

"How Do We Dismantle Offshore Oil Structures Without Making the Public Pay?";

"How new investments and innovation in green tech are addressing climate change";

"How a ‘mosaic forest’ is helping France adapt to rapid climate change";

"Does Venture Global’s Louisiana LNG plant profit from pollution?";

"Fear of reprisals prevent people calling out employers on climate, says charity";

"COP28: EU to push for deal on phasing out 'unabated' fossil fuels at UN climate conference";

"Major Port in Amazon River Drops to Lowest Water Level in 121 Years";

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