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The Urgent Need to Rethink Climate Economics

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A new Australian study has found that traditional economic models significantly underestimate the global economic impact of climate change, particularly when considering extreme weather events and interconnected supply chains. Mark Lawrence, Environment Institute member and an expert in climate risk from the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø, emphasises that the economic consequences could be even worse than projected.

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How Freshwater Transformed the Coorong's Microbial World

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Environment Institute members Chris Keneally and Justin Brookes and their team have conducted groundbreaking