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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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Letter urges MPs to unite on climate policy

Posted on 25 September 2018 by Peter Boyer

Tasmania’s parliament must unite and legislate to reduce greenhouse emissions. To Tasmanians, last week’s weather on the US east coast was a local affair, not our business. But what that weather says about our climate is very much our business. … Continue reading →

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A new generation tackles climate change

Posted on 18 September 2018 by Peter Boyer

With the final nail in the climate policy coffin driven home, younger Australians take up the battle Former CSIRO climate scientist John Church is now free of the constraints of government service and able to speak his mind. He did … Continue reading →

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