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Carbon pricing: a poor excuse for doing nothing?

Posted on 17 April 2012 by Peter Boyer

Will Australia’s much-heralded carbon pricing scheme turn out to be an excuse to turn our backs on much-needed complementary measures? [17 April 2012 | Peter Boyer] Five months ago many Australians, including me, gave qualified applause to the passage of … Continue reading →

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Carbon — that other divide in our forests

Posted on 23 August 2011 by Peter Boyer

Australia’s impending carbon pricing scheme provides a framework for possible credits for Tasmanian forest managers, but they don’t seem to want to know about it. [23 August 2011 | Peter Boyer] There’s a curious thing about the “Tasmanian forests intergovernmental … Continue reading →

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