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Essays & reportage Michael Jacobs 24 June 2011 Mainstream economics is beginning to recognise the opportunities alongside the climate threat, writes Michael Jacobs
Essays & reportage Margaret Simons 2 June 2011 The federal government is showing signs of getting back into the urban planning business, reports Margaret Simons National affairs Graeme Orr 31 May 2011 Political advertising isn’t new, but third-party ads are a relatively recent, unregulated and potentially influential feature of political debate in Australia, writes… International Michael Jacobs 28 April 2011 China’s Five Year Plan could turn out to be a turning point for global climate policy, writes Michael Jacobs National affairs Brian Toohey 3 March 2011 The experience of the renewable energy target suggests that a carbon tax will work better than a market-based approach to climate change, writes Brian Toohey
International Michael Jacobs 2 March 2011 As policy in Australia begins to move, Michael Jacobs surveys the international climate landscape: the latest science, the emissions targets and what’s happening on…
National affairs Fergus Green 25 February 2011 With the date for a carbon price mechanism now set, Fergus Green goes in search of the missing philosophy behind Australian climate policy National affairs Frank Jotzo 11 February 2011 The findings of Ross Garnaut’s update reports increase the pressure for Australia to adopt a carbon price, writes Frank Jotzo International Michael Jacobs 16 December 2010 Cancun will restore confidence among governments and business that action is going to occur, writes Michael Jacobs, and that makes progress more likely International Michael Jacobs 9 November 2010 Almost a year later, it’s easier to judge what was and wasn’t achieved in the Danish capital, writes Michael Jacobs – and what it means for this…
National affairs Stephen Howes 26 October 2010 Climate change efforts are becoming more decentralised, writes Stephen Howes, so we’ll need to make the most of a bottom-up approach
Essays & reportage Stephen Minas 20 October 2010 Indonesia is at the sharp end of the debate about how to bring forests into a carbon trading system, writes Stephen Minas Books & arts Peter Spearritt 7 October 2010 Peter Spearritt looks at how traffic engineers and apartment developers are degrading Australian cities International Michael Jacobs 6 October 2010 European governments are considering a plan to cut carbon emissions irrespective of what other countries decide, writes Michael Jacobs National affairs John Daley & Tristan Edis 23 September 2010 Although a price on carbon will mean real changes to parts of the Australian economy, write John Daley and Tristan Edis, its impact on most industries will be small
International Michael Jacobs 2 September 2010 In every generation one issue comes to symbolise the wider battle to protect the natural world. This could be it, writes Michael Jacobs
International Michael Jacobs 29 July 2010 Not quite, writes Michael Jacobs. But the battle will be a tough one National affairs Brian Toohey 8 July 2010 With the government and the opposition treading water, Brian Toohey looks at alternative ways forward Correspondents Norm Kelly 7 July 2010 New Zealand’s new emissions trading scheme is far from ideal, but at least it’s a first step, writes Norm Kelly National affairs Rodney Tiffen 7 May 2010 There are seven good reasons to suggest that the government’s backdown on emissions trading will have costs both in electoral and longer-term political terms, argues…
National affairs Rob Chalmers 28 April 2010 By focusing on negotiations with the Coalition, the government lost momentum and opportunities, writes Rob Chalmers
National affairs Rodney Tiffen 1 April 2010 The Australian talks about climate change with (almost) one voice International Melanie Fitzpatrick 8 March 2010 Regardless of claims by polluters and sceptics, the IPCC’s science is overwhelmingly sound, writes Melanie Fitzpatrick from the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington National affairs Richard Denniss 9 February 2010 The Greens and government should at least be able to agree that some carbon price is better than none, writes Richard Denniss International Peter Browne 14 January 2010 China’s decision to resist binding emissions targets at Copenhagen gives a glimpse of a country with big and sometimes conflicting plans for growth, trade and influence,…
International Ian Lowe 17 December 2009 Ian Lowe catches some glimpses of the Copenhagen conference from outside in the queue
National affairs Peter Browne 5 December 2009 Could Latrobe Valley coal be creating a source of renewable energy? That’s one of the questions being explored in the Victorian Geothermal Assessment Report, writes… National affairs Brian Toohey 2 December 2009 There are more straightforward ways of moving towards a low-carbon future, argues Brian Toohey National affairs Geoffrey Barker 10 November 2009 The reporting of Kevin Rudd’s climate speech demonstrated the failings of the news media, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs Brian Toohey 7 October 2009 The vast spending gap between compensation and renewable energy demonstrates a lack of federal government commitment to dealing with climate change, writes Brian Toohey