Category Archives: carbon offsetting

Atmosphere reveals that we’re living a lie

Posted on 4 July 2017 by Peter Boyer

Our governments have been cooking the carbon accounting books. It’s past time they stopped. There are many measures of our performance in reducing carbon emissions, but only one that counts. As Bill Clinton might have said, it’s the atmosphere, stupid! … Continue reading →

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Greg Hunt’s cultivated optimism gets us nowhere

Posted on 26 April 2016 by Peter Boyer

It’s good to be optimistic – so long as you remain well-grounded. Optimism has the power to sustain us through grim times, as an ABC Foreign Correspondent report from war-ravaged Afghanistan reminded me last week. It showed young people on … Continue reading →

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Biomass energy facts that we need to know

Posted on 2 February 2016 by Peter Boyer

Wood is the new king of renewables in Europe, but how renewable is it?   The Europeans are the undisputed leaders in global action to reel in carbon emissions, working hard to drive down their own emissions while devising creative, … Continue reading →

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