As politicians take the razor to state and federal “complementary” climate policies, Fergus Green examines their role with the federal carbon price looming
30 Apr 12 Comments (0)Thus began the Australian occupation of Antarctica…
Tom Griffiths was on board the Aurora Australis as it sailed south to Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Douglas Mawson’s historic expedition. Once again, a complex interplay of science and sovereignty was at work
24 Feb 12 Comments (1)A world of our own making
Without realising it, we seem to have entered a new geological epoch. Brett Evans looks at how we got there and what it means
17 Feb 12 Comments (0)Sarawak’s roads to development
Logging has changed remote Sarawak in many ways, but the aftermath can produce a new kind of isolation, writes Christine Horn
03 Feb 12 Comments (0)The failure of “treaties, targets and trading” and the future of Australian climate policy
In the first of a two-part series examining the future of Australian climate policy, Fergus Green explains why the international policy consensus, on which Australia has based its carbon pricing scheme, has broken down
02 Feb 12 Comments (0)“Preserved for the people for all time”
Is “balanced” development really the best way to manage our inland rivers? Cameron Muir looks at the language that could save or condemn them
Comments (0)What Durban revealed about climate’s shifting allegiances
Canada’s reversal on Kyoto won’t undermine the sense that the Durban climate conference achieved more than many expected, writes Michael Jacobs
14 Dec 11 Comments (0)Can Durban deliver?
These two weeks might turn out to be more interesting than expected, writes Michael Jacobs. The stakes are certainly high enough
29 Nov 11 Comments (0)Olegas Truchanas’s Lake Pedder
Ian McShane reviews Natasha Cica’s account of the life of wilderness photographer Olegas Truchanas and his role in the campaign to save Lake Pedder
15 Nov 11 Comments (0)From the ashes
With another summer approaching, Tom Griffiths looks at two fine accounts of Black Saturday and its aftermath
12 Oct 11 Comments (1)Ghosts of politicians past
As the latest carbon price package makes its way through parliament, Fergus Green takes a trip down memory lane
03 Oct 11 Comments (0)Tax reform: a world of opportunity
The Henry Report spelt out a series of tax reforms that would increase environmental and social sustainability, writes Josh Dowse. It’s great ammunition for a debate that needs a fresh start
28 Sep 11 Comments (0)Living on luck
Michael Gilding reviews Paul Cleary’s analysis of the Australian mining industry
17 Aug 11 Comments (3)Can Germany go green?
The world’s energy policy-makers are watching as the Merkel government takes the lead, writes Michael Jacobs
01 Aug 11 Comments (1)Come fly with me
Frequent flyer Robyn Williams takes a look at how aviation is dealing with its carbon footprint
06 Jul 11 Comments (0)An idea whose time has come
Mainstream economics is beginning to recognise the opportunities alongside the climate threat, writes Michael Jacobs
24 Jun 11 Comments (1)The curious case of the environment law review
James Panichi updates his account of the reform of Australia’s federal environmental legislation
13 May 11 Comments (0)The China factor
China’s Five Year Plan could turn out to be a turning point for global climate policy, writes Michael Jacobs
28 Apr 11 Comments (1)Island on edge
Tasmania’s feel-good mood has given way to a bittersweet fight over versions of the future, writes Natasha Cica
Comments (3)How the Greens took Baden-Württemberg
Thirty-two years after Three Mile Island, an accident in a far-away nuclear facility has once again altered Germany’s political landscape. Klaus Neumann looks at two turning points in the fortunes of the nuclear industry
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