Clive Hamilton, Author at Renew Economy

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Policy & Planning

Ross Garnaut thinks Australia can be a low-carbon superpower – but should this be our goal?
While we race to decarbonise, we must also recognise there is something wrong with the system that drives our economy and guides our lives.
Clive Hamilton

Nov 10, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Letter from Canberra: The apocalyptic fires in Australia signal another future
It’s impossible to suppress an incipient rage against the political leaders and coal lobbyists who have only pretended to take the scientific warnings seriously, or dismissed them as fantasies.
Clive Hamilton

Jan 14, 2020

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That lump of coal, and the forces at work on climate change
The coal taunting incident in Parliament seems to reveal a new dimension to the climate debate in Australia, one that goes beyond denialism and political culture.
Clive Hamilton

Feb 15, 2017

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Policy & Planning

How to think about the 1.5°C climate target
What does a global aim of 1.5 degrees mean? Is it achievable? How much difference would it make?
Clive Hamilton

Oct 4, 2016

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The earth has moved: Big business’s radical climate shift is now unstoppable
There is now unprecedented momentum towards participating in the transition to a low-carbon economy. It’s unstoppable now.
Clive Hamilton

Dec 11, 2015

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Ignored by government, shrunk by resignations – where now for Climate Change Authority?
Bernie Fraser’s resignation as chairman of Australia’s Climate Change Authority has left many wondering what is left of it and what its future might be.
Clive Hamilton

Sep 14, 2015

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Damned lies, Minister Hunt and climate models
If you believe the Telegraph saving the planet must mean trashing the economy. That’s their story and they’re sticking to it, no matter what the evidence shows.
Clive Hamilton

Aug 19, 2015

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In no sense can an emissions trading scheme be called a carbon tax
Here is a definition in search of a term: what do we call a calculated political strategy to confuse the citizenry in order to gain an electoral advantage?
Clive Hamilton

Jul 28, 2015

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Policy & Planning

Australia hit its Kyoto target, but it was more a three-inch putt than a hole in one
No claim has been more audacious than the one now being told by the federal government about Australia’s “success” in meeting its Kyoto emissions target.
Clive Hamilton

Jul 17, 2015

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Geoengineering might work in a rational world – pity we don’t live in one
Hefty new US report argues geoengineering should be part of a ‘portfolio of activities’ in response to global warming. But is this rational?
Clive Hamilton

Feb 13, 2015

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Commentary

Is spying on anti-coal activists just the tip of the iceberg?
Revelations of spying on the Maules Creek and Boggabri activists is a rare ray of light into a dark world of surveillance of conservation groups.
Clive Hamilton

Jun 5, 2014

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Forget ‘saving the Earth’ – it’s an angry beast we’ve awoken
New science has shown that long-held notions about trying to “save the planet” and preserve the life we have today no longer apply.
Clive Hamilton

May 28, 2014

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