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The Abbott government: Climate policy as culture war
The Abbott-led LNP is prosecuting climate policy as a social polarisation between two conflicting sets of values, principally those of science and ideology.
David Spratt

Nov 6, 2013

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Arctic melt hits food security in bitter taste of life on a hotter planet
Extreme weather in the UK and Ireland – driven by the rapid Arctic melt – has hit wheat and potato production and cattle feed.
David Spratt

Jul 11, 2013

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“Critical decade” or “lost decade”? (3) Is the future unspeakable?
Labor’s climate policy steps were slow and incremental, when they needed to be transformative, and an Abbott government will be worse. So what’s important now?
David Spratt

Apr 10, 2013

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“Critical decade” or “lost decade”? (2) Inside the beltway
With Conservative likely to dominate Australian parliamentary politics for the remainder of this decade, what will the major parties do on climate action?
David Spratt

Apr 9, 2013

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“Critical decade” or “lost decade”? The conservative tide
Political parties which vacillate between denial and delay on climate action are set to dominate Australian politics for the remainder of this decade.
David Spratt

Apr 8, 2013

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Are we ready for a war on climate?
A number of climate scientists are starting to call for war on climate change… but who on earth is listening?
David Spratt

Dec 8, 2012

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Arctic warning: As the system changes, we must adjust our science
The 2012 melt has revealed a disconnect between the IPCC’s 2007 report and what’s occurring on the ground, in the seas and at the poles.
David Spratt

Sep 12, 2012

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On thin ice: Time-frame to save the Arctic is melting away
As Arctic sea-ice literally drops off the charts, politically we are 100 years behind where we need to be on emissions reductions.
David Spratt

Sep 5, 2012

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All gone by 2015? Welcome to the Arctic end times
A world-leading Arctic expert has predicted the region’s summer sea ice will vanish within three years. Big call? More like a call to arms.
David Spratt

Aug 30, 2012

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Arctic heads for record melt, but do we want to know?
The Arctic is the canary in the climate change mine. So what does the media disinterest in the record ice melt tell us?
David Spratt

Aug 20, 2012

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Risk and the rising tide
Australian governments are betting that the more severe sea-level rise projections won’t eventuate. But this is a reckless and costly gamble.
David Spratt

Apr 4, 2012

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