Tag Archives: Ban Ki-moon

Marrakech and the moving feast of climate politics

Could a Donald Trump presidency kill off effective global climate action? Politics is a game played around reality, which is to say it’s not about reality at all, but about what we’d like it to be. The UN climate meeting at … Continue reading

Posted in business, investment, employment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, contrarians, economic activity, extreme events, fossil fuels, international politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Marrakech and the moving feast of climate politics

The high price of today’s inaction

What we do now and over the next decade to lessen our impact on the planet will determine our future. Doing nothing is not an option, says the IPCC. [11 November 2014 | Peter Boyer] A sprightly octogenarian scholar and … Continue reading

Posted in Australian politics, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon pricing scheme, carbon tax, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, economic activity, emissions trading, extreme events, fossil fuels, future climate, growth, hydro, international politics, IPCC, IPCC assessment reports, leadership, modelling, renewable energy, science, Tasmanian politics, temperature, wind | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The high price of today’s inaction

Reminding our leaders what’s important

Our leaders refuse to give carbon emissions the priority they deserve. It seems the rest of us must remind them of their responsibilities. [16 September 2014 | Peter Boyer] Next Sunday I’m making yet another visit to MONA, Hobart’s wonderful … Continue reading

Posted in atmospheric science, Australian politics, carbon, carbon cycle, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, community action, fossil fuels, future climate, international politics, leadership, ocean acidification, palaeoclimatology, science, social and personal issues | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Reminding our leaders what’s important