Category Archives: international politics

The words they dare not speak

Posted on 13 November 2018 by Peter Boyer

For reasons that remain obscure, our governments seem incapable of facing the climate demon As the bone-dry desert kingdom of Jordan suffers its second deadly flash-flood in a fortnight, a placid late autumn in California is suddenly overwhelmed by apocalyptic … Continue reading →

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IPCC gives us just a decade to fix things

Posted on 16 October 2018 by Peter Boyer

…but who’s listening? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change tells us that dangerous climate change will be unavoidable without a rapid, powerful and unprecedented global effort, starting now. Our government’s response can best be described as a shrug. Coming at … Continue reading →

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Politics is not the only game in town

Posted on 17 July 2018 by Peter Boyer

While policymakers seem paralysed, money is starting to shape our energy future. Earlier this year as part of its climate strategy review, Hobart City reached out to young and old residents to try to get a handle on climate change … Continue reading →

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