Climate Tasmania

On paper, as an attempt to meet the climate change challenge Copenhagen was a failure. But in bringing into the spotlight the urgent need to address our carbon emissions, it was an outstanding success. [22 December 2009 | Peter Boyer]
How are we to judge the 15th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on [...]

Illusion looms large in the vast halls of power that make up Parliament House, Canberra, and it shows in the debate over emissions trading. Our politicians need a heavy dose of reality to make this scheme work, but we shouldn’t hold our breath. [24 November 2009 | Peter Boyer]
There’s something surreal about political life in our [...]

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.