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
28 Mar 11 Comments (2)Death by a thousand cuts
Despite the recommendations of an expert panel, changes to federal environmental legislation have stalled, writes James Panichi
25 Mar 11 Comments (0)The end of Japan (as we knew it)?
Japan can emerge from this disaster strengthened and more vigorous, writes Tessa Morris-Suzuki
18 Mar 11 Comments (1)Taking stock on climate
As policy in Australia begins to move, Michael Jacobs surveys the international climate landscape: the latest science, the emissions targets and what’s happening on the ground
02 Mar 11 Comments (1)Will the price be right?
With the date for a carbon price mechanism now set, Fergus Green goes in search of the missing philosophy behind Australian climate policy
25 Feb 11 Comments (2)Climate policy: a new momentum
The findings of Ross Garnaut’s update reports increase the pressure for Australia to adopt a carbon price, writes Frank Jotzo
11 Feb 11 Comments (1)It never happens, but it did happen
Unprecedented weather events are now to be expected, but we still don’t expect them, writes Jane Goodall in Toowoomba
16 Jan 11 Comments (2)Cancun: the glass half full
Cancun will restore confidence among governments and business that action is going to occur, writes Michael Jacobs, and that makes progress more likely
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