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Hot Air Rising: The erratic state of affairs within Australian climate change politics

Hot Air Rising: The erratic state of affairs within Australian climate change politics

It’s no longer business as usual – extreme weather events as a result of climate change are costing the Australian economy close to 8 billion dollars a year in productivity loss and absenteeism. In a scenario where no meaningful action is taken against climate change, the Garnaut Review, a study

Making the best of Direct Action - Part 2

Making the best of Direct Action - Part 2

Consultation with the Department of Treasury & Finance (DTF) and Centre for Market Design (CMD) was gratefully undertaken in research for this article, however any views, opinions and shortcomings are strictly those of the author and do not reflect either organisation or their personnel. Part 1 highlighted a few pertinent pitfalls

Making the best of Direct Action - Part 1

Making the best of Direct Action - Part 1

Despite the overwhelming support among academics, business leaders and economists for an emissions trading scheme type approach to global warming, it appears “Australia has chosen”, and the reality is that come the new senate on 1 July 2014, the carbon tax will be repealed and replaced with the Coalition’s