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Policy & Planning

Our political parties have a climate policy credibility gap
A gap is opening between climate policies and the views held by the Australian community and business.
John Connor

Jun 22, 2016

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Policy & Planning

Turnbull repeats incorrect global action formula, ALP needs to do more for reef
Last night’s leadership debate saw the term “climate” used almost as much as “economy” – but it wasn’t till the end that the two were connected on the costs of inaction.
John Connor

May 30, 2016

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Australian company directors can no longer ignore long term view on climate
Those who ignore the need to build business models that can prosper in low carbon economies find themselves increasingly between a rock and a hard place.
John Connor

Apr 1, 2016

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Big thorns, small roses in climate news from Australia, China and world
Pyjamas, fart references and electoral reform dominated political news from our national capital last week, but climate news ranged from the downright terrifying to the possibly hopeful.
John Connor

Mar 21, 2016

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Paris climate agreement: Now it’s time for the real work to start
Australia needs a net-zero emissions target, a coal plant phase-out, and to cancel its Kyoto surplus credits to remain in step with the world.
John Connor

Dec 13, 2015

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Abbott-Hunt safeguard mechanism riddled with loopholes for polluters
The government’s proposed policy on so-called ‘safeguard mechanisms’ leaves taxpayers to do heavy lifting in reducing emissions and allows business to increase total emissions.
John Connor

Sep 2, 2015

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Ballooning pollution shows Abbott’s climate tools aren’t up to the task
There is still no evidence the Australian government’s policies are up to the economic modernisation and and decarbonisation challenge.
John Connor

Mar 23, 2015

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Time for states to step up on climate, carbon and clean energy
With the turmoil at the national level on renewables just one sorry example, the states should be stepping up on climate action.
John Connor

Mar 20, 2015

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Failure to act on climate is intergenerational recklessness
Failure to plan thoroughly for the climate trends of coming decades would be an act not just of intergenerational theft but of intergenerational recklessness.
John Connor

Mar 3, 2015

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Australia government must reconsider climate approach
Government remains neither conservative nor Liberal. It underplays risk, undermines market mechanisms and distorts policy analysis. It is time to reconsider.
John Connor

Feb 2, 2015

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Carbon laws are working, like them or not
Australia’s carbon laws are about to turn 2 – pollution is down, the economy is up, scare campaigns exposed, wind and solar grow
John Connor

Jun 13, 2014

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Budget shenanigans highlight risks of Emissions Reduction Fund
The Coalition’s unfolding fiscal drama highlights risk of putting Australia’s emissions reductions at the whim of the annual budget arm-wrestle.
John Connor

May 14, 2014

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