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Commentary

Abbott’s environment agenda is even harsher than he promised
Environmental protection is being given a lower priority than it has by any federal government since first environmental legislation was introduced 40 years ago.
Ian Lowe

Sep 1, 2014

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Chile is poised to adopt South America’s first carbon tax
Chile to become the first country in South America to institute a carbon tax, and the second in Latin America after Mexico.
Andrew Breiner

Aug 29, 2014

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A really bad decision that will be difficult to rectify
The government’s monstrously stupid decision will be incredibly hard to rectify, and will be a huge burden for decades.
Noel Barton

Jul 17, 2014

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The price of carbon: A view from the mendicant state
Tasmania will suffer from the axing of the carbon price, with hundreds of jobs to perish.
Phil Gorman

Jul 17, 2014

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Despite its demise, the carbon price cut emissions
Carbon emissions in Australia’s national electricity market would have been 11 to 17 million tonnes higher if Australia had not introduced a carbon price.
Frank Jotzo

Jul 17, 2014

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Direct Action policy still leaves loopholes open for big polluters
Abbott’s Direct Action policy could let the few companies that produce the most pollution off the hook as Greg Hunt reaffirms commitment to climate change.
Jemma Green

Apr 28, 2014

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Other Good Stuff

WA Senate: was it really a vote against carbon tax?
The fundamentalism of Abbott’s anti-carbon stance can be seen in the intention to remove climate change from the G20 summit agenda.
David Holmes

Apr 8, 2014

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Australia, ‘hostage to climate change madness’? To say so is madness indeed
Tony Abbott still thinks climate change is ‘crap’, he’s just using his controversial business adviser Maurice Newman as a ventriloquist to say so.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 2, 2014

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So if the carbon tax is not working, then what is?
NEM-wide emissions have fallen 14% over the past two spring seasons since the carbon tax was implemented. Something must be working.
Mike Sandiford

Dec 13, 2013

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Big oil and White House agree: carbon pollution will cost money
The White House and major American businesses may be converging on how to assess the damage caused to climate by greenhouse gas emissions.
Jeff Spross

Dec 6, 2013

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Carbon tax repeal first order of business on first day of Parliament
Delayed briefly by a debate over name-calling, Tony Abbott’s first order of Parliamentary business was to introduce his party’s legislation to repeal the carbon tax. But what do Australia’s business leaders think about it all?
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 13, 2013

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Carbon tax: Was it the PR disaster of 2012?
Maybe not, but arguably too much focus was placed on the design and implementation of the carbon price, and not enough on communicating it.
Andrew Ure

Feb 26, 2013

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