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The stars are lining up against fossil fuels

Posted on 3 June 2014 by Peter Boyer

With government help, coal miners and exporters are fighting a rearguard action to keep their businesses afloat [3 June 2014 | Peter Boyer] For the big wheels in Australian mining, the Great Hall of Parliament in Canberra was the place to … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, business interests, business, investment, employment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon pricing scheme, carbon tax, changes to climate, coal-fired, electricity networks, emissions trading, energy, fossil fuels, gas-fired, investment, mining, peak coal, renewable energy, solar, wind | Tagged Alliance Bernstein, AMP Capital, Australian politics, business, business interests, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon pricing scheme, carbon tax, changes to climate, Citibank, coal-fired, electricity networks, emissions trading, employment, energy, Exxon, fossil fuels, gas-fired, Giles Parkinson, investment, mining, Paul Gilding, peak coal, renewable energy, Ross Garnaut, Shell, solar, Tony Abbott, wind | Comments Off

Government shuns expert help on climate

Posted on 8 April 2014 by Peter Boyer

The government’s alternative to the Climate Change Authority looks decidedly shonky. [8 April 2014 | Peter Boyer] No-one’s going to be telling Tony Abbott or his environment minister, Greg Hunt, how to do climate policy. That’s why they’re trying to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, carbon emissions and targets, carbon pricing scheme, carbon tax, changes to climate, leadership | Tagged Australian politics, Bernie Fraser, carbon emissions and targets, carbon pricing scheme, carbon tax, changes to climate, Climate Change Authority, Direct Action. Emissions Reduction Fund, Greg Hunt, Heather Ridout, Ian Chubb, John Marlay, Ken Henry, leadership, Ross Garnaut, Tony Abbott | Comments Off

The scary world of 4C of warming

Posted on 21 January 2014 by Peter Boyer

The world we’re on track to achieve is one that’s 4C warmer. As a new Australian book demonstrates, that would be anything but a picnic. [21 January 2014 | Peter Boyer] It’s possible to have a life on mainland Australia, … Continue reading →

Posted in agricultural science, agriculture and farming, atmospheric science, biological resources, book reviews, bureaucracy, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon sequestration, cars, changes to climate, climate politics, climate sensitivity, climate system, coal-fired, coastal management, contrarians, energy, extreme events, food, future climate, ice, land use, leadership, oceanography, planning, psychology, public opinion, science, sea level, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Tasmanian politics, temperature, transport, transport fuel, trees | Tagged agricultural science, agriculture and farming, atmospheric science, biological resources, book reviews, bureaucracy, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon sequestration, cars, Cassy O'Connor, changes to climate, climate politics, climate sensitivity, climate system, coal-fired, coastal management, contrarians, Darwin, David Karoly, energy, extreme events, food, future climate, ice, land use, Lara Giddings, leadership, oceanography, Paul Lennon, Peter Christoff, planning, psychology, public opinion, Ross Garnaut, science, sea level, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Tasmanian politics, temperature, transport, transport fuel, trees | Comments Off

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The stars are lining up against fossil fuels

Government shuns expert help on climate

The scary world of 4C of warming

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