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Climate action: it’s now or never

Posted on 4 July 2016 by Peter Boyer

A bipartisan climate platform may be Turnbull’s last chance to make a mark on his nation. Knife-edge elections have a history of delivering decisive political shifts. “The people have spoken, but it will take a while to determine exactly what … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon pricing scheme, carbon tax, changes to climate, climate politics, climate sensitivity, climate system, contrarians, emissions trading, future climate, international politics, leadership | Tagged Al Gore, Australian politics, Bill Clinton, Bill Shorten, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon pricing scheme, carbon tax, changes to climate, climate politics, climate sensitivity, climate system, contrarians, emissions trading, future climate, George W. Bush, international politics, Julia Gillard, leadership, Malcolm Turnbull, Tony Abbott | Comments Off

Orlando shows why reform is so hard

Posted on 14 June 2016 by Peter Boyer

The trouble with terrorism is that it’s an excuse for not doing the hard stuff. The president said so, the presidential candidates said so, the FBI said so. It must be true. Orlando was an act of terror, a political … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, carbon pricing scheme, carbon tax, climate politics, community action, emissions trading, international politics, leadership, psychology, religion, social and personal issues, social mindsets | Tagged Al Gore, Andrew Wilkie, Australian politics, Boston Marathon, carbon pricing scheme, carbon tax, climate politics, community action, Donald Trump, emissions trading, George W. Bush, Hans Willink, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, international politics, ISIS, Islamic State, Jen Brown, John Howard, John Short, Julia Gillard, leadership, Nicky Cohen, Orlando, Paris, Paul Gilding, psychology, religion, San Bernadino, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Tony Abbott | Comments Off

Scientists and economists must speak with one voice

Posted on 19 April 2016 by Peter Boyer

In a fractured political environment, we need economists and scientists to take a unified position on the impact of climate change. Tasmanians are rediscovering the fact that our economy depends heavily on a stable climate with a reliable rainfall – … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, business, investment, employment, carbon cycle, carbon emissions and targets, carbon pricing scheme, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, disruption, divestment, economic activity, economic restructuring, economic threat from climate, electricity networks, emissions trading, extreme events, fossil fuels, hydro, investment, local economy, modelling, planetary limits, science, scientific method, Tasmanian politics | Tagged Australian politics, business, carbon cycle, carbon emissions and targets, carbon pricing scheme, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, disruption, divestment, economic activity, economic restructuring, economic threat from climate, electricity networks, emissions trading, employment, extreme events, fossil fuels, Herman Daly, hydro, Hydro Tasmania, investment, James Hansen, Lake Gordon, local economy, Mark Carney, Michael Bloomberg, modelling, Nature Climate change, Nicholas Stern, planetary limits, Ross Garnaut, Saul Eslake, science, scientific method, Tasmanian politics, Tim Jackson, Tony Abbott | Comments Off

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Climate action: it’s now or never

Orlando shows why reform is so hard

Scientists and economists must speak with one voice

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