In every generation one issue comes to symbolise the wider battle to protect the natural world. This could be it, writes Michael Jacobs
02 Sep 10 Comments (0)The moment of truth
Both major parties have announced policies that will be difficult to implement after the election, writes Ben Eltham
18 Aug 10 Comments (1)Politics abhors a vacuum
Mark Davis and Miriam Lyons outline the main themes of the new book, More Than Luck: Ideas Australia Needs Now
13 Aug 10 Comments (0)
Climate policy has stalled. So, what now?
With the government and the opposition treading water, Brian Toohey looks at alternative ways forward
08 Jul 10 Comments (1)New Zealand pushes ahead with ETS-lite
New Zealand’s new emissions trading scheme is far from ideal, but at least it’s a first step, writes Norm Kelly
07 Jul 10 Comments (1)Lost in the spin cycle
There are seven good reasons to suggest that the government’s backdown on emissions trading will have costs both in electoral and longer-term political terms, argues Rodney Tiffen
07 May 10 Comments (3)Not dealing with climate and not dealing with the Greens
By focusing on negotiations with the Coalition, the government lost momentum and opportunities, writes Rob Chalmers
28 Apr 10 Comments (7)Group thoughts
The Australian talks about climate change with (almost) one voice, writes Rodney Tiffen in this analysis of the paper’s coverage of the glacier controversy
01 Apr 10 Comments (3)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 (2)
