Category Archives: temperature

Australia absents itself from climate leadership

Posted on 14 November 2017 by Peter Boyer

The US withdrawal from climate and environmental leadership sets an appalling example, but Australia is doing nothing to counter it. Another year, another global climate summit. But this year’s event in Bonn, Germany, marks the start of a wholly new … Continue reading →

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James Delingpole’s game is everyone’s loss

Posted on 3 October 2017 by Peter Boyer

James Delingpole and friends aren’t interested in science, but that doesn’t stop them attacking it. It all started with some good news a fortnight ago, that a UK-based study had found the Paris “aspirational” climate goal of a 1.5C warming limit … Continue reading →

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Government deception is trashing our future

Posted on 15 August 2017 by Peter Boyer

Josh Frydenberg’s claim that our emissions are under control is a dangerous delusion. He’s at it again. A month after spinning last year’s rising carbon emissions as being “on track”, Josh Frydenberg’s comment last week on even worse March quarter … Continue reading →

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