With hard work and collaboration Australia's government could make a big impact in the global climate change arena, without the need for bright lights and spin, says Simon Grose.

Paying countries not to cut down forests could become a highly cost-effective way of reducing emissions, say Frances Seymour and Sven Wunder.

Al Gore, the Nobel Peace Prize and the environment v George W. Bush, climate sceptics and corporate interests.

Australia must work creatively with, rather than against, the architecture of the Kyoto Protocol, says Robyn Eckersley.

Science in Australia has been neglected for the past 25 years and cannot be overhauled by the Rudd Government without deep knowledge, talent, data and infrastructure, according to Julian Cribb.

It’s time to let our political leaders, scientists and policy makers find the best fixes they can for climate change, says Steve Campbell.

The current rage for biofuels is a bandwagon travelling along a road funded by huge public subsidies, according to Simon Upton.  

Simon Grose questions the effect of Saturday's election on Australia's research and innovation sector.

The price tag for tackling climate changes goes up every year, warns Stephan Lewandowsky.

From every perspective other than the purely short-term commercial, biofuels make little sense, warns Nick Rose.

Cycling needs better support from infrastructure and society in order for it to become a popular, green and healthy mode of transport, according to research.

Acid oceans are the elephant in the room of global change – an event potentially so massive and profound in its implications for life on Earth that the world media has largely avoided it, governments shunned it and scientists discussed it mostly in muted tones, usually behind closed doors.

Whichever party wins the election, the Australian Government must give our fair share to developing countries for climate change, according to Andrew Hewett.

Protecting Australia’s forests would be a vital act of good faith to convince the world we are serious about offsetting global carbon emissions, according to Will Mooney.

As individuals, communities, countries and governments, we must play our part in cleaning up our energy consumption, warns Dominique La Fontaine.