Category Archives: Garnaut

Ross Garnaut’s “diabolical” challenge

Posted on 17 June 2008 by Peter Boyer

Ross Garnaut says we have a window of opportunity to meet the climate challenge, but it is a small, short-lived one and we need to act quickly. The difficulties are “diabolical”, he says. Continue reading →

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Facing the sustainability challenge

Posted on 11 June 2008 by Peter Boyer

The task of reducing carbon emissions is a very tough one, for politicians and the rest of us alike, but it is not an impossible one. We need to put our fears aside and take the plunge into a new way of seeing and doing things. Continue reading →

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Garnaut: a seismic shift in the political landscape

Posted on 26 February 2008 by Peter Boyer

The Garnaut climate change report has grave implications for Australia that the Rudd government must heed. Continue reading →

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