Monthly Archives: November 2015

Leaders will feel the heat in Paris

With global temperatures soaring, the pressure for a successful outcome in Paris will be huge [24 November 2015 | Peter Boyer] It’s happening. Heat energy stored by the global ocean is now being released to the air around us, and … Continue reading

Posted in atmospheric science, Australian politics, business interests, business, investment, employment, carbon, carbon cycle, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate sensitivity, climate system, education, fossil fuels, future climate, international politics, leadership, marine sciences, meteorology, modelling, oceanography, public opinion, science, social and personal issues, temperature | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Leaders will feel the heat in Paris

Coal: the black cloud on Turnbull’s horizon

We can end the climate threat posed by coal by removing the public subsidies that underpin its profits. [Peter Boyer | 17 November 2015] There’s a hint of a breeze blowing through Australia’s climate policy space in the wake of … Continue reading

Posted in Australian politics, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate sensitivity, climate system, coal-fired, economic activity, energy, environmental degradation, fossil fuels, future climate, international politics, land use, leadership, mining, science | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Coal: the black cloud on Turnbull’s horizon

The Abbott government’s wasted years

Never do this again. That’s the main lesson from the Abbott experiment. [10 November 2015 | Peter Boyer] We like to think we’re sceptical of our political masters, but a CSIRO study of Australians’ attitude to climate change says otherwise. … Continue reading

Posted in agriculture and farming, Australian politics, biological resources, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon pricing scheme, carbon tax, changes to climate, climate politics, climate sensitivity, climate system, coal-fired, contrarians, economic activity, energy, energy conservation, forests and forestry, future climate, investment, land use, leadership, modelling, planetary limits, renewable energy, science, soil sequestration, solar, temperature, wind | Comments Off on The Abbott government’s wasted years