Category Archives: divestment

What we can take away from Katowice

Posted on 18 December 2018 by Peter Boyer

COP24 was neither a roaring success nor an abject failure, but the next 12 months will have to deliver in a big way. It’s tempting to focus on the many negatives in this year’s climate summit in Poland, but we’ve … Continue reading →

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What price will we pay for a job?

Posted on 10 October 2017 by Peter Boyer

Politicians are exploiting economic insecurity to put public resources into highly-questionable ventures. No-one should underestimate the fear that accompanies the threat of being sacked, the dismay that comes with being unemployed, or the lengths to which people will go to … Continue reading →

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Realists, butterflies and the lunacy that is Carmichael

Posted on 18 April 2017 by Peter Boyer

It’s up to science, not Barnaby Joyce, to determine what’s real and what isn’t.   In Barnaby Joyce’s eyes, people who support schemes like Queensland’s proposed $21.7 billion Carmichael coal mine are “realists”. Those who don’t are people who prefer … Continue reading →

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