Category Archives: carbon record

Politics remains oblivious of looming danger

Posted on 16 December 2014 by Peter Boyer

Once more the government shows its skill in avoiding real issues. [16 December 2014 | Boyer] What is a stable climate worth? What price should each country pay in the global effort to get greenhouse gases down to a level … Continue reading →

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What is really needed to address climate change?

Posted on 11 December 2011 by Peter Boyer

Address to the 15th International Environmental Forum, Hobart, 10 and 11 December 2011. Conference theme: Ethical Responses to Climate Change [11 December 2011 | Peter Boyer] I’ll start at the beginning. Or about 56 million years ago, when the dinosaurs … Continue reading →

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Flannery puts the case for hope

Posted on 30 September 2010 by Peter Boyer

Hope is the message that emerges from a sweeping analysis of our present time on Earth. This is Tim Flannery’s best book yet. [30 September 2010 | Peter Boyer] Tim Flannery’s new book, Here on Earth, is the story of … Continue reading →

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