Regardless of claims by polluters and sceptics, the IPCC’s science is overwhelmingly sound, writes Melanie Fitzpatrick from the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington
08 Mar 10 Comments (1)Dealing with the Senate’s climate impasse
The Greens and government should at least be able to agree that some carbon price is better than none, writes Richard Denniss
09 Feb 10 Comments (2)China’s Copenhagen paradox
China’s decision to resist binding emissions targets at Copenhagen gives a glimpse of a country with big and sometimes conflicting plans for growth, trade and influence, writes Peter Browne
14 Jan 10 Comments (0)Cold comfort
Ian Lowe catches some glimpses of the Copenhagen conference from outside in the queue
16 Dec 09 Comments (0)The new geography of geothermal energy
Could Latrobe Valley coal be creating a source of renewable energy? That’s one of the questions being explored in the Victorian Geothermal Assessment Report, writes Peter Browne
05 Dec 09 Comments (1)An exotic answer to a real world problem
There are more straightforward ways of moving towards a low-carbon future, argues Brian Toohey
02 Dec 09 Comments (1)One-liners
The reporting of Kevin Rudd’s climate speech demonstrated the failings of the news media, writes Geoffrey Barker
10 Nov 09 Comments (4)Shortchanging the “greatest moral challenge”
The vast spending gap between compensation and renewable energy demonstrates a lack of federal government commitment to dealing with climate change, writes Brian Toohey
07 Oct 09 Comments (6)Another day in the red
A dusty day in Sydney wouldn’t have surprised Enrico Fermi, writes Brett Evans
24 Sep 09 Comments (0)Ducking the challenge
Is Kevin Rudd a supporter or a critic of neo-liberal policy-making? On the evidence of his approach to climate change, it’s hard to know, writes Brian Toohey
05 Aug 09 Comments (0)