Ferguson acknowledges the merit order effect; green schemes are reducing demand and costs; the carbon price may be redundant before it starts; what the electricity sector should learn from the media industry; and the crushing disappointment of Rio+20.
Climate
Clean Energy Future: The Combet speech
The federal climate minister explains why a carbon price, what will – and won’t – happen after July 1… and that the science is in.
Mining for editorial control: Behind Gina Rinehart’s Fairfax tilt
The mining magnate’s purchase of Fairfax shares is not a money making venture. So can we now expect headlines like ‘Climate Change Is A Hoax’?
Govts may not be key players in Rio+20 talks
New networks – led by companies, NGOs and cities – will set the agenda for the future at Rio+20, instead of governments.
Must Read: Rio+20 and the mendacity of hope
George Monbiot on why world leaders seem more interested in protecting the interests of plutocratic elites than our environment.
Rio+20: Too little, too late?
It’s looking unlikely that leaders will seize the opportunity offered by Rio+20, to transform aspiration into genuine progress. But there are some rays of hope.
Major economies facing decline in sustainable growth: report
Various large economies show significantly lower growth when natural capital is factored into growth indicators, a new report and index show.
Rio+20: It’s the green economy, stupid
This week’s Earth Summit will be more stocktake than breakthrough. So why is it so hard for governments to take sustainability seriously?
Second-warmest May on record for globe
NOAA says the month of May was the second hottest for the globe in 132 years. Australia one of the few areas to be cooler.
Do carbon labels change consumer behaviour?
A recent study has found that shoppers would switch to eco-friendly, lower-carbon emissions groceries, but they’d probably need to be cheaper, too.









