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Nick Rowley, Honorary Associate Professor, The Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

3 reasons to fear humanity won’t reach net-zero emissions – and 4 reasons we might just do it

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Within hours of taking office last week, President Donald Trump made good on his pledges to wind back the United States’ climate action – including withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement.

This political show comes barely a week after 2024 was revealed as the world’s hottest year and following the catastrophic Los Angeles fires. The fires directly killed 20 people; potentially many more will die from toxic smoke and other after-effects.

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