A Lost Opportunity for Leadership
Given ever increasing concerns about climate change and this Federal Government’s strongly stated commitment to…More
Tagged: climate change
No Polluter Left Behind
Kevin Rudd and Penny Wong’s Green Paper is out. The starting point for Australia’s response…More
An ABC of the CPRS
What’s covered under the Scheme? The big three: power stations are IN, transport is IN,…More
The Problem is Not in Our Backyard
So we’ve heard the bad news: the human species is currently discharging 28 gigatons of…More
This Time the Sky Really Is Falling
It’s a "diabolical" policy issue which presents possibly the greatest challenge Australia has faced since…More
Next Up, Peak Earth
The draft Garnaut report is good as far as it goes, but it’s based on…More
The Perils of Playing Nice
Global warming is an emergency, and "for emergency situations we need emergency action," UN secretary-general…More
The Ultimate Veto
It’s a busy Thursday afternoon in the office of the Xenophon and Co law firm,…More
Can't Buy Our Way Out of This One
There’s nothing like watching a neo-liberal ditch their misgivings about government hand outs the instant…More
The IPCC is Not God
Others who have commented publicly on my address to the Australian Planning institute on Anthropogenic…More