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The unrecognised cost of discarding and forgetting

A tax on the dumping of waste today will lessen the burden later Like clockwork, each week we line our streets with bins of stuff we don’t want, and each week the stuff is whisked away, out of sight and out of mind. … Continue reading

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Australia’s climate effort falling behind in ‘critical decade’

While progress has been made internationally, Australia’s domestic climate effort is mired in ignorance and suspicion Warning five years ago that decarbonising the economy had to start immediately, the Australian Climate Commission designated 2010-20 as “the critical decade.” Here’s a … Continue reading

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Tasmania’s energy-vision deficiency

Will it take a full-blown energy crisis for Tasmania’s leadership to shake off its complacency? We expect a lot of our leaders. We want them to fix today’s contingencies while also thinking ahead to long-term solutions. And we want them to … Continue reading

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