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Good climate policy is beyond the Australian government – and maybe it should be
Climate policy is a fiendish problem for governments, which is why we need a powerful independent body to call the shots.
Peter C. Doherty

Mar 27, 2018

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Markets

5 quick fixes for Turnbull and Frydenberg to change energy debate
A series of 28 consecutive News Polls show the Coalition is trailing Labor. So perhaps it’s time to dump the right wing policies on energy and climate Turnbull promised to cherish, and set a new path. Here are some quick and easy fixes, offered free, and without retainer.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 6, 2018

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Policy & Planning

Federal Climate Policy Review: a recipe for business as usual
There are four key steps to ensure that climate policy remains a recipe for business as usual, and the Australian government has followed them to the letter.
Rebecca Pearse

Dec 20, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Turnbull’s big climate fail, and no positive change in policy
Turnbull government review declares its climate policy a success. New data, however, tells a different story.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 19, 2017

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Policy & Planning

How the International Energy Agency is steering world to climate disaster
International Energy Agency likes to present itself as a climate champion, but it is in fact steering the energy system towards catastrophic levels of warming,
Greg Muttitt

Nov 20, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Four key signs to watch at COP23, the Bonn climate conference
Two years after the world joined together to forge the Paris Agreement on climate change, representatives from around the globe will convene on November 6 for the next round of United Nations talks.
Paul Caballero David Waskow and Christina Chan

Oct 30, 2017

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Commentary

Powering a social licence failure: The National Energy Guarantee
The Coalition’s NEG – based on hastily prepared advice and zero engagement with the community – shows government has learnt nothing from the social licence issues that have plagued fossil fuel industry.
Andrew Stock

Oct 25, 2017

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Why isn’t energy productivity  part of national debate on  electricity costs and security?
In the ongoing furore over energy and climate policy, the energy productivity opportunity is being ignored as a solution despite its potential for energy cost reductions.
Dr Gordon Weiss

Sep 28, 2017

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BHP under pressure to dump pro-coal lobby groups over climate policy
A shareholder resolution highlighting the chasm between BHP’s stated climate policy and the pro-coal advocacy of its mining industry lobby has pushed the company to commit to reconsidering its membership of the hardline Minerals Council of Australia.
Bob Burton

Sep 20, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Paris 1.5-2°C target far from safe, say world-leading scientists
Targeting a limit of 1.5-2°C of warning far from safe, and will spur feedbacks with potential to run out of humanity’s control.
David Spratt

Jul 27, 2017

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