Fergus Green, of Inside Story, unpacks the carbon pricing package to discover, at its core, a tension between fundamentally different visions for the future of Australia’s economy and environment.
Carbon capture
Carbon capture is doomed — is government finally backing away?
If CCS is a failure, then we deserve to know where our money has gone.
Carbon capture: a lost cause?
With the Bligh Government at least temporarily pulling the plug, the question begs: does carbon capture technology have a viable future? Crikey intern Alexandra Patrikios asks the experts.
Cancun Calling: space oddity
The Obama Administration has made grabbing a leading share of the green economy one of the key planks of its climate change and energy policy. But it is now conceding that it is losing the race to China, writes Giles Parkinson, of Climate Spectator
The coal industry wants your cash to save them
The coal industry realises that without massive public funding, carbon capture is dead. Without it, the coal industry and power companies locked into coal-fired power stations will, at best, be on life support, writes Bob Burton.
A radioactive issue for the Coalition?
Why has Ian Macfarlane completely reversed his opinion on Carbon Capture and Storage — from such a strong advocate of the when in government to his recent denunciation on Four Corners? asks Michael James.
No carbon storage under our house, thanks
The Dutch government wants to pump 10 million tons of carbon dioxide under the small town of Barendrecht in an effort to fight global warming. Local residents are a bit less enthused about the idea.
CCS Institute comes clean on clean coal
In somewhat surprising and welcome candour, the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute’s latest report suggests that there is a low likelihood of CCS being economically viable before 2030 to 2040, writes Michael James.
