Category Archives: carbon cycle

Australia absents itself from climate leadership

Posted on 14 November 2017 by Peter Boyer

The US withdrawal from climate and environmental leadership sets an appalling example, but Australia is doing nothing to counter it. Another year, another global climate summit. But this year’s event in Bonn, Germany, marks the start of a wholly new … Continue reading →

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Australia faces its own Brexit experience

Posted on 28 June 2016 by Peter Boyer

The coming election will reflect a lot of the same frustrations that drove the Brexit vote. The Paris climate summit last year was a ray of sunshine for global climate policy, getting nations to commit to tightening targets and an … Continue reading →

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Scientists and economists must speak with one voice

Posted on 19 April 2016 by Peter Boyer

In a fractured political environment, we need economists and scientists to take a unified position on the impact of climate change. Tasmanians are rediscovering the fact that our economy depends heavily on a stable climate with a reliable rainfall – … Continue reading →

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