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A lesson from the financial crisis: don’t wait for the crash

The economic crisis is just a sideshow compared with the task ahead in confronting climate change. Continue reading

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Reality: the only game that counts

The pricking of the bubble that was endless economic growth should be a lesson to us in tackling climate change. Continue reading

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Ross Garnaut’s “diabolical” challenge

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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