The federal government’s emissions trading scheme is in trouble. Richard Denniss looks at the alternative
25 Feb 09 Comments (4)We have still not lived long enough
Testimony from the 1939 and 2009 fires suggests there is one thing we never seem to learn from history, writes Tom Griffiths
16 Feb 09 Comments (12)Making life easier for emitters
It seems paradoxical, but the Rudd government’s emissions trading scheme will stop individuals and governments from acting to reduce emissions, writes Richard Denniss
02 Feb 09 Comments (4)Malcolm in the middle
With Malcolm Turnbull caught between his own party’s climate change sceptics and a popular government, don’t be surprised if Australia goes to the polls next year, writes Rob Chalmers
11 Dec 08 Comments (0)Solar policy trapped in the state shadowlands
All sides of politics agree that a German-style national feed-in tariff to encourage rooftop solar power makes sense. But Christine Milne’s bill to create the tariff is going nowhere. Peter Mares explains why
27 Nov 08 Comments (8)Brainstorm in Dubai
The World Economic Forum’s latest summit showed that Australia can both learn from and teach the rest of the world, writes Ian Lowe from Dubai
12 Nov 08 Comments (1)A working model for a new president
California is leading the way on climate change, reports Fred Pearce, with an Australian company likely to make a major contribution
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