Climate Tasmania

It’s getting some stick from international airlines and governments, but the European court determination that airlines must pay for carbon emissions is a win for the planet. [10 January 2012 | Peter Boyer]

Politics is the art of the possible, so the politicians tell us. They’re the ones who define what’s possible, so in the absence [...]

The year just ended produced ample evidence that both the level of global carbon emissions and public awareness about the dangers of inaction are headed in the wrong direction. [3 January 2012 | Peter Boyer]
With a brand spanking new 2012 upon us, now is as good a time as any to check our bearings [...]

The Durban meeting was a classic case of putting off till tomorrow what’s too hard to manage today. [20 December 2011 | Peter Boyer]
A pet irritation of my mother was seeing jobs left unfinished. I used to think she targeted me unfairly, but I came to see how kids are past masters at finding something [...]