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The rise and rise of traded carbon
The first in a three-part series: how carbon is traded between where fuels are extracted, emissions produced and products consumed.
Lindsay Wilson

Aug 28, 2013

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Policy & Planning

The black hole in Tony Abbott’s frat party climate policy
As Tony Abbott equates masculinity with the repudiation of climate and green energy policies, a new study finds Direct Action is complete nonsense, would lift costs and would not cut emissions. But that’s OK if you think climate science is crap.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 15, 2013

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Carbon tax dumped: How do we get to 100% renewable energy?
With the decision made to switch to an emissions trading scheme early, we need to see the major parties’ long-term, low-carbon visions for Australia?
Jenny Riesz

Jul 23, 2013

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From fixed price to ETS: the complications of reducing emissions
Kevin Rudd’s plan to bring forward the internationally linked ETS might be a smart political move, but it complicates progress on reducing emissions.
Alan Pears

Jul 16, 2013

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Emissions trading in China: Risky, difficult, but necessary
China’s ETS pilot programs face great problems. Can those challenges be overcome? And does China – a global cleantech leader – really need an ETS?
Shenghao Feng

Jul 7, 2013

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Coalition plays chicken with promise to dismantle carbon price
The Coalition, still tipped to win the federal election, may find the game has changed on climate policy as domestic pressure heats up.
David Adamson

Jul 3, 2013

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Rudd needs to seize the moment on climate
Back at the helm, and with momentum from Obama’s speech last week, the time is right for Kevin Rudd to ‘shift the debate’ on climate.
Steve O’Connor

Jul 2, 2013

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Stronger emission reduction targets for less
New economic modelling finds Australia could raise its 2020 emissions reduction target from 5% to 25% at almost no extra cost to the economy.
Will McGoldrick

Jun 4, 2013

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Australia’s ‘carbon budget black hole’: Fact or political fiction?
Is the falling European carbon price as dangerous as everyone is saying, or is the hype around it mostly politically opportunistic?
Stephen McGrail

May 16, 2013

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Graph of the Day: Even a moderate US carbon price has a big impact
Chart shows carbon price of $US25 leaves emissions in 2040 one-third lower than current levels, and 40% lower than 2005 levels.
Joe Romm

May 10, 2013

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Learning from Europe’s price crash: We need a carbon bank
Carbon pricing is still the best tool to address climate change at the scale required. The question is, how can we help it function efficiently.
Katherine Lake

May 3, 2013

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Mid-level carbon price could deliver 100% renewables, undercut fossil fuels
New research from UNSW shows that a medium-level carbon price of between $50-$100 would be sufficient to see all fossil-fuelled power stations in Australia’s National Electricity Market phased out and replaced ‘economically and reliably’ with commercially available renewable energy technologies.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 3, 2013

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