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AUSTRALIA | S06 E1 - The legacy of our first decisions on climate change
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In 1987, scientists gathered in Melbourne for a landmark conference where they discussed, for the first time, the effects climate change might have on Australia. In the decade after .. show full overview
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AUSTRALIA | S06 E2 - How we became addicted to coal
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Australia’s second-oldest city, Newcastle, was built around a single resource - coal. Since then, Australia has come to rely on coal for its prosperity. Our industries grew around the .. show full overview
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AUSTRALIA | S06 E3 - How long will the world want our coal?
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Australia intends to keep exporting coal for as long as there are countries willing to buy it. Miners have grand dreams of establishing new coal regions in Queensland to supply coal .. show full overview
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AUSTRALIA | S06 E4 - The decade when climate change became a culture war
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In 1997, the debate over climate change in Australia was relatively civil. The question was not whether climate change was happening, but what should be done about it? In the .. show full overview
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AUSTRALIA | S06 E5 - What we missed while we were knifing PMs
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For more than a decade, Australian politicians have discovered - the hard way - that climate policy is a dangerous game. But as the Federal Parliament tore itself apart, the rest of .. show full overview
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AUSTRALIA | S06 E6 - Can we keep digging for energy?
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Australia has always found energy underground - digging up coal, gas and uranium. As climate change begins to change the way we get our power, our leaders regularly argue that we can .. show full overview
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AUSTRALIA | S06 E7 - The countdown on coal fired power
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Over the last five years, politicians in Australia and around the world have regularly tried to blame renewable energy whenever something goes wrong with our electricity supply. But .. show full overview
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AUSTRALIA | S06 E8 - The 49-year-old energy prophecy that is finally coming true
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Australia is now in a race to build enough renewable energy to replace our coal fired power stations before they close. We’re in this situation because of a series of ignored .. show full overview