Climate Tasmania

A Tasmanian take on the thorniest global issue since the dinosaurs. Based on Peter Boyer’s newspaper column in the Hobart Mercury.

What price to keep the wheels turning?

The smart money says that a mineral oil price surge will happen sooner than most people think. We need to get ready for a very different world. [23 February 2010 | Peter Boyer]
If you think I might be a teeny bit alarmist in discussing the impact on Tasmania of coming changes in the supply of mineral [...]

The politics of climate in Tasmania

Concerned Hobart citizens have drafted an achievable set of strategies that would be an excellent basis for government policy for Tasmania. A campaign by Climate Action Hobart will seek to bring climate policy to the fore in the coming Tasmanian elections. [20 February 2010 | Peter Boyer]
Address to “Climate Solutions” rally, Parliament House, Hobart, 20 February [...]

A faint glimmer through a murky haze

Australian politics is much preoccupied with climate change these days, but so far it’s nearly all noise. A new carbon price proposal offers some faint hope. [16 February 2010 | Peter Boyer]
The climate debate is getting noisy . Before, it mostly took the form of conference papers and blog-site comments about the science. Now the volume [...]