Climate science: dealing with the (minor) errors

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)