Ian Dunlop
Climate
Coal
Governments
News & Commentary
Minerals Council still dangerously wrong on coal and climate
The Minerals Council report on market demand for Australian coal not only defies economic logic, it ignores climate risk and its impact on MCA’s business, and the business of...
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Governments
News & Commentary
Renewables
Climate Change: The fiduciary responsibility of politicians & bureaucrats
After three decades of global inaction, none more so than in Australia, human-induced climate change is now an existential risk to humanity.
The current chaos around climate and energy policy brings to mind George Santayana’s caution that: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. That is exactly...
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Governments
News & Commentary
Renewables
Australia’s coal & CSG delusion
The last few weeks have set new standards for national stupidity, as the government dances to the tune of the fossil-fuel industry, and tries to establish as many new...
Climate
News & Commentary
Renewables
Australia ignores risks, shirks moral responsibility on climate
Climate risks are either not understood or wilfully ignored at leadership level in Australia, a profound failure of imagination, and far worse than that which triggered the GFC in...
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Coal
Governments
News & Commentary
Queensland Government
Ignorant and petulant politicians are leading us to climate disaster
We deserve better leaders. If the incumbency is not prepared to act on Adani, the community need to take matters into their own hands.
Australian Federal Government
Governments
News & Commentary
Renewables
Energy security from “clean coal”, CCS & CSG. What could possibly go wrong?
So what could possibly be wrong with Malcolm Turnbull's sweeping vision of energy security, steeped in coal and gas? Well, pretty much everything.
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Governments
News & Commentary
Enough is enough! Time for honesty on climate and energy policy
Recent weeks have seen unsurpassed dishonesty and irresponsibility from national political leaders on Australian climate and energy policy.
If Abbott gets his way on Carmichael coal mine, it will not only be an environmental disaster, but the biggest economic disaster in Australia’s history.