Climate Tasmania

Ross Garnaut’s careful appraisal of climate science finds that evidence supporting decisive action has strengthened over the past three years. [22 March 2011 | Peter Boyer]
The capacity Hobart audience turning out earlier this month to hear Professor Ross Garnaut on the current state of climate change science was testament to our crying need for a [...]

A study showing how far Australia has fallen behind in emissions abatement, and some telling shots from Ross Garnaut, make for an interesting year for our climate committees. [26 October 2010 | Peter Boyer]
Julia Gillard and her multi-party climate committee are under pressure — and it’s not from Tony Abbott and his anti-great big tax supporters, [...]

A 2009 Lancet study put climate change at the top of the list of health threats this century, but the finding has yet to resonate with public health authorities. A Tasmanian public health specialist aims to change all that. [21 September 2010 | Peter Boyer]
The frog in the simmering pot is one of the enduring metaphors [...]