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Our carbon price hangs in the balance

Posted on 3 September 2013 by Peter Boyer

An Abbott win on Saturday signals danger for Australia’s hard-won carbon price. [3 September 2013 | Peter Boyer] Here’s the message about climate change from Tony Abbott’s campaign launch at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre on August 25. Did you … Continue reading →

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What is really needed to address climate change?

Posted on 11 December 2011 by Peter Boyer

Address to the 15th International Environmental Forum, Hobart, 10 and 11 December 2011. Conference theme: Ethical Responses to Climate Change [11 December 2011 | Peter Boyer] I’ll start at the beginning. Or about 56 million years ago, when the dinosaurs … Continue reading →

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The interplay of energy and economics: why we need a carbon price

Posted on 1 March 2011 by Peter Boyer

The carbon tax is an essential first step in the process of decoupling economic growth from energy consumption, an assignment that’s going to be tougher than any of us thought. [1 March 2011 | Peter Boyer] Last week’s announcement by … Continue reading →

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