Post Copenhagen – what do we think?

Post Copenhagen – what do we think?

Four months on from the Global Copenhagen climate conference and people in Australian may be feeling that climate change and carbon pricing is off the agenda. But is it? The graph shows worldwide and Australian news reports on climate change (data from Dow Jones...
Why aren’t we convinced?

Why aren’t we convinced?

While the science of climate change is undeniable it does not mean everyone is convinced. I recently presented at an event with Ian Plimer, a leading climate sceptic, followed this week by lunch with Senator Nick Minchin. Senator Minchin led the opposition to...
Climate warming

Climate warming

There’s plenty of evidence linking our human activities climate change. Over the last decade we’re also moving from projections about change to observation of changes. The most recent example in Australia is the Weather Bureau and CSIRO State of the...
Emissions down – and it pays!

Emissions down – and it pays!

Figures released by the Climate Group show Australian emissions from energy use across four states – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria – fell 1.6 per cent over the past three months. These three months of summer often see big jumps...
Eight Convenient Climate Truths

Eight Convenient Climate Truths

It doesn’t matter what you think about climate science and scepticism… it still makes compelling sense to cut our carbon emissions.That’s the message sitting behind Amory Lovins’ Eight Convenient Climate Truths. Amory says our opinions about...