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Editor's note
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Agriculture, forestry and land clearing are major contributors to the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report released last night.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change looked at some 7,000 scientific studies and found the way we use land releases 30% of global emissions. The conclusion: there is no way to keep global warming below 2℃ without rapidly addressing this problem.
And many climate change activists are already urging a turn away from meat, citing vegan meat-substitutes as a more sustainable alternative. But CSIRO research shows that while plant-based products may have a smaller carbon footprint than conventional cattle farming, that’s not the whole story.
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Madeleine De Gabriele
Deputy Editor: Energy + Environment
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Top story
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Farming emits greenhouse gases, but the land can also store them.
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Mark Howden, Australian National University
The world has no hope of reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement without seriously reducing emissions from agriculture, forestry and land clearing.
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Are veggie burgers the way of the future?
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Maartje Sevenster, CSIRO; Brad Ridoutt, CSIRO
We don't know enough about the carbon footprint of vegan foods, and that needs to change.
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The Morrison government must have a plan for Australia’s involvement if the “peacekeeping” descends into hostility.
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Tony Walker, La Trobe University
With the experience of hastily joining the US-lead invasion of Iraq in 2003 still fresh, the federal government must ensure it has a clear view of the limits of any new commitment.
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On Monday week, Morrison will set out in detail his thoughts on the public service in an address to the Institute of Public Administration.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The public service is a soft target, and Scott Morrison has already had it in his sights, telling it to remember the old adage – that it is on tap and the government is on top.
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Politics + Society
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Daryl Adair, University of Technology Sydney
Cricket Australia is providing opportunities for people who, while 'different', can fit in and feel welcomed.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Scott Morrison has flagged the government is working with the United States and Britain on details for an Australian role in helping safeguard shipping passages in the Middle East.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Mike Burgess, previously head of the Australian Signals Directorate, has a solid history in the intelligence area and Labor has welcomed the choice.
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Kaz Ross, University of Tasmania
The theme of the conference is 'protect the future', an allusion to the culture wars that conservatives are waging against the left. There are fears this could include alt-right messages of hate.
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Business + Economy
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Shiro Armstrong, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Illegality doesn't matter when you've kneecapped the umpire who would have enforced the rules.
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Richard Holden, UNSW
Australia has more to fear than most countries from a global trade and currency war. All eyes will be on the Reserve Bank governor Friday as he attempts to outline what might happen.
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Science + Technology
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Peter Wilson, Australian Catholic University
Have you ever walked into a room and realised you can’t remember what you were looking for? We tend to do this more when we are thinking of a few things at once or doing two things at the same time.
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Education
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Myra Hamilton, UNSW; Gerry Redmond, Flinders University
A study has found children between the ages of 8 and 14 who take care of a family member with a drug addiction or mental illness aren't very happy at, and don't feel all that safe, at school.
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Health + Medicine
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Ben White, Queensland University of Technology; Katrine Del Villar, Queensland University of Technology; Lindy Willmott, Queensland University of Technology; Rebecca Meehan
Western Australia might soon become the second state in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying. Its proposed law draws on the Victorian model, but has some important differences, too.
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Karin Hammarberg, Monash University; Luk Rombauts, Monash University
Don't get too excited about the prospect of freezing ovarian tissue to postpone menopause. The costs, risks and unknowns are likely to outweigh the potential benefits.
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Arts + Culture
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Matthew Condon, Griffith University
When Matthew Condon began writing about corruption in Queensland he discovered that members of his own family had cameos in the narrative.
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Joanna Mendelssohn, University of Melbourne
Shaun Gladwell constantly experiments with technique – from classical oil painting to virtual reality – but he remains the master of playful motion.
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Cities
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Tayanah O'Donnell, Australian National University; Bob Webb, Australian National University; Chris Ryan, University of Melbourne; Eleanor Robson; Jago Dodson, RMIT University; Kate Auty, University of Melbourne
Future Earth Australia is working to create a long-term national plan of transformation for our cities. As part of this, everyone in Australia is invited to have their say in a survey.
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