Category Archives: carbon offsetting

Catastrophic warming forecast as the UN sideshow rolls on

Posted on 11 December 2012 by Peter Boyer

The Doha climate meeting has come and gone — and the news keeps getting worse. [11 December 2012 | Peter Boyer] As it now does every year in the month before Christmas, the United Nations has brought the world together … Continue reading →

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It won’t be easy to knock off the carbon tax

Posted on 3 July 2012 by Peter Boyer

Tony Abbott may be determined to kill the carbon price scheme, but it’s a good bet that the system will beat him. [3 July 2012 | Peter Boyer] It took scores of deaths at sea to make it happen, but … Continue reading →

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Carbon pricing: a poor excuse for doing nothing?

Posted on 17 April 2012 by Peter Boyer

Will Australia’s much-heralded carbon pricing scheme turn out to be an excuse to turn our backs on much-needed complementary measures? [17 April 2012 | Peter Boyer] Five months ago many Australians, including me, gave qualified applause to the passage of … Continue reading →

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