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CarbonStory to launch crowdfunding at Texas festival SXSW
Singapore-based social enterprise CarbonStory set to launch its crowdfunding platform for climate projects at South by Southwest in Austin this weekend.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 7, 2013

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Low-carbon leaders: Australia’s top 25 most powerful carbon cutters
Who’s leading Australia’s low-carbon revolution? Crikey has compiled a list of 25 people doing the heavy lifting to transform the economy and cut emissions.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 5, 2013

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McKibben must-read: The case for fossil-fuel divestment
How long will US colleges keep investing in companies whose stock price is based on the destruction of a livable climate?
Joe Romm

Feb 27, 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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Koala in the coal mine
If you want an indicator that climate change is upon us, look no further than Australia’s koala and its decline over the past 200 years.
Christine Adams-Hosking and Clive McAlpine

Feb 14, 2013

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Study confirms Tea Party created by Big Tobacco and billionaires
The anti-science operatives who defended cigarettes are now deploying their playbook to downplay the fossil fuel industry’s role in driving climate change.
Brendan Demelle

Feb 13, 2013

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Without climate action, future generations will be ‘fried’: IMF chief
Or to quote Christine Lagarde’s warning fully: ‘roasted, toasted, fried and grilled.’ And this from the former conservative finance minister of France.
Joe Romm

Feb 6, 2013

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Chu says big solar soon to be cheaper than coal and gas
US energy secretary Stephen Chu says big solar will be cheaper than coal and gas before most people realise. He says the combination of solar and battery technologies, pushed forward by electric vehicles, will turn the energy industry upside down – unless, of course, if politicians fail to seize the moment.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 4, 2013

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Falling EU carbon price should inspire greater mitigation efforts
Trade in emissions entitlements has struck some large practical problems and the European carbon price has sunk. It’s time to increase our targets.
Ross Garnaut

Feb 4, 2013

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Why Australia should hope for another hung parliament
Between the Coalition’s green armies and wrecking-ball politics, and Labor’s festering internal factionalism, the best bet for Australia’s clean energy industry – and our efforts to tackle climate change – could be another hung parliament. It does work, even if it does not conform to stereotype.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 31, 2013

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Al Gore: Obama could have a climate bill; gas a ‘bridge to nowhere’
The former US VP’s latest book is one of the most comprehensive and readable books on futurism – and climate change – written in years.
Joe Romm

Jan 31, 2013

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Video: The history of climate modeling
A must-watch video timeline spanning from the dawn of our understanding of the greenhouse effect, to a detailed explanation of how today’s climate models work.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 30, 2013

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