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Big questions hang over climate policies

Posted on 9 July 2013 by Peter Boyer

Labor’s carbon pricing is at best only part of the answer, and science tells us the Liberals’ soil sequestration policy just doesn’t cut it. [9 July 2013| Peter Boyer] The battle is joined. Julia Gillard’s generous parting gift to Kevin … Continue reading →

Posted in agricultural science, agriculture and farming, Australian politics, biological resources, business interests, business, investment, employment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon offsetting, carbon pricing scheme, carbon sequestration, carbon tax, climate politics, coal-fired, CSIRO, economic activity, emissions trading, energy, forest science, forests and forestry, land use, leadership, renewable energy, science, soil science, soil sequestration, solar, trees | Tagged agricultural science, agriculture and farming, Australian politics, biological resources, business interests, business, investment, employment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon offsetting, carbon pricing scheme, carbon sequestration, carbon tax, climate politics, coal-fired, CSIRO, Dr Mike Raupach, Dr Pep Canadell, economic activity, emissions trading, energy, forest science, forests and forestry, Greg Hunt, John Howard, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, land use, leadership, Malcolm Turnbull, renewable energy, science, soil science, soil sequestration, solar, Tony Abbott, trees | Comments Off

Home, not-so-sweet Home

Posted on 26 February 2013 by Peter Boyer

There are ways of making homes less burnable, but then there’s nature — especially human nature. [26 February 2013 | Peter Boyer] Some rain has come and, fingers crossed, the bushfire season might just be over — a good time … Continue reading →

Posted in adaptation, built environment, changes to climate, climate system, ecology, economic activity, economic threat from climate, education, environmental degradation, forest science, human behaviour, natural events, psychology, science, social and personal issues, social mindsets | Tagged adaptation, built environment, Bundaberg, changes to climate, climate system, Dunalley, ecology, economic activity, economic threat from climate, education, environmental degradation, forest science, human behaviour, natural events, Professor David Bowman, psychology, Rick Leighton, science, social and personal issues, social mindsets | Comments Off

Fire weather sounds an alarm

Posted on 15 January 2013 by Peter Boyer

We keep on getting reminders of the growing threat from climate change, but some people just don’t want to know about it. [15 January 2013 | Peter Boyer] Survival in the face of great danger and adversity is the story … Continue reading →

Posted in adaptation, agriculture and farming, Australian politics, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, contrarians, forest science, forests and forestry, future climate, human behaviour, land use, science, social and personal issues, temperature | Tagged adaptation, agriculture and farming, Australian politics, Banjo Patterson, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, contrarians, forest science, forests and forestry, future climate, Henry Lawson, human behaviour, IPCC assessment reports, Julia Gillard, land use, Linda Mearns, Peter Stott, science, Smoky Dawson, social and personal issues, temperature, Tony Abbott, University of Tasmania, Warren Truss | Comments Off

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