Category Archives: carbon cycle

We are a nation in denial

Experts, opinion leaders, politicians and the rest of us are in denial about Australia’s grossly inadequate climate response. Next time you hear a political leader talk about progress in curbing greenhouse emissions, bear this in mind: right now, the level of carbon … Continue reading

Posted in agriculture and farming, Australian politics, carbon, carbon cycle, carbon emissions and targets, carbon pricing scheme, carbon record, carbon tax, contrarians, forests and forestry, fossil fuels, land use, leadership | Comments Off on We are a nation in denial

Ideological fiddling while the world burns

Josh Frydenberg protests that the Turnbull government is on track to achieve climate goals. Unfortunately that’s not the same as cutting emissions. If you’re feeling relieved that the average temperature in 2017 around the world and in Australia was slightly … Continue reading

Posted in agriculture and farming, Australian politics, carbon, carbon cycle, carbon emissions and targets, carbon pricing scheme, carbon sequestration, carbon tax, changes to climate, climate politics, climate sensitivity, climate system, contrarians, emissions trading, forests and forestry, fossil fuels, future climate, international politics, land use, leadership, renewable energy, science, scientific method, soil sequestration, temperature | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Ideological fiddling while the world burns

The calculated negligence of withholding climate data

The Turnbull government is concealing massive policy failure I’m seeing red this Christmas. It’s happened in years past, but now at the end of 2017 it’s deeper and darker than ever. I don’t mean the red in shop windows or … Continue reading

Posted in agriculture and farming, Australian politics, bureaucracy, business interests, carbon, carbon cycle, carbon emissions and targets, carbon offsetting, carbon pricing scheme, carbon tax, cars, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, coal-fired, disruption, economic threat from climate, education, emissions trading, energy, forests and forestry, fossil fuels, future climate, international politics, land use, leadership, road freight, science, solar, transport, wind | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The calculated negligence of withholding climate data