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The Climate Emergency
Byline Times' coverage of the consequences of, and responses to, the climate crisis

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With the Climate Emergency Intensifying & Democracy Crumbling, an Inquiry into Murdoch has Never Been More Urgent
CJ Werleman reports on calls for a royal commission into News Corp in Australia, following James Murdoch’s comments that his father’s media empire ‘legitimises disinformation’

Does COVID-19 Show the Writing’s on the Wall for Tackling Climate Change?
CJ Werleman considers how alarming environmental developments have been sidelined again as the world deals with the Coronavirus crisis

Climate Change Scepticism and Inaction is a Form of Violence
CJ Werleman argues that governments which refuse to take action to combat climate change by reducing carbon emissions are participants to violence.

Rupert Murdoch's Son Reveals the Climate Change Disinformation Driving his Family's Media Empire
Murdoch-owned tabloids control nearly 70% of Australia's newspapers – providing the country’s right-wing political establishment with the space to deny the consequences of climate change.

Climate Science Failed By Not Getting Us to Panic Sooner
With more concerning climate emergencies unfolding in the past week in Australia and Greenland, CJ Werleman asks: what will it take for people to wake-up to reality?

California is Burning – But we Can Only Walk as Fast as the Slowest Among Us when it comes to Climate Change
Why do irrefutable scientific data and observable changes in climate patterns still not compel the US to take action on climate change?

It's Time to Ban Climate Change Denialism in the Media
CJ Werleman on why The Conversation's decision to ban climate change sceptics from its site is a move which must be followed by other media outlets.

Eco Anxiety: The Heat Wave Heralds the Climate Emergency To Us All – Why Won't We Wake Up?
CJ Werleman on the psychological effects of climate change, its deniers and why younger generations are right to be so disturbed by the future planet that awaits them.
The Fake Debate around Climate Change - How to Defy the Right Wing Media Machine
CJ Werleman says climate change activism can overcome the generational divide by focusing less on doom and instead identify the corporate culprits.