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At last, something seems to be happening

The carbon pricing regime will be the start of a long road toward a much-needed paradigm shift for Australia [26 July 2011 | Peter Boyer] Should the Gillard government’s “Clean Energy Future” scheme become law in coming months, one of … Continue reading

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The heat is on our climate committees

A study showing how far Australia has fallen behind in emissions abatement, and some telling shots from Ross Garnaut, make for an interesting year for our climate committees. [26 October 2010 | Peter Boyer] Julia Gillard and her multi-party climate committee … Continue reading

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At last, some movement on a carbon price

There can be only one winner in the carbon-pricing endgame being played in Canberra. [5 October 2010 | Peter Boyer] We’ve learned to lower our expectations when it comes to getting carbon pricing in place. It’s exaggerating to say Julia Gillard’s … Continue reading

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