Climate Tasmania

In the wake of Copenhagen’s failure to reach agreement on how to curb rising greenhouse emissions, Australian climate policy is on a knife-edge. [29 December 2009 | Peter Boyer]
Copenhagen has opened up a Pandora’s Box of possibilities for Australia’s political leaders. The summit’s disappointing conclusion may lead to some positive policy opportunities, but there are disturbing [...]

We have to confront the fact that climate change is a global emergency before we can meet the real challenge, which is cultural change. [1 September 2009 | Peter Boyer]
Getting busy is a sure way to lose track of time. Since I busied myself with the problem of climate change, I’m often surprised by how [...]

Australia’s carbon pollution reduction legislation is badly flawed, but in our battle against global warming we’re going to have to live with emissions trading.