If Australia is going to meet its targets on reducing emissions from its energy sector and keeping energy prices under control, it’s going to need some revolutionary thinking from somewhere, writes Giles Parkinson.
Fossil fuels
The long view: electricity consumers choose cheaper over green
Creating “certainty” is not the urgent issue for industry many believe. They might not realise it, but the urgency to create certainty rests with consumers, writes Ben Freund, CEO GoSwitch.com.au.
Biting into the meat vs. climate change debate
Does meat production cause climate change? The problem isn’t that we’re eating juicy steaks, it’s that we’re ignoring fossil fuels and fertiliser, writes farmer Eliot Coleman.
Sustainable energy, without the hot air
If we’re serious about getting off fossil fuels, we need to start applying some real figures and equations to discussion about sustainable energy, says physicist David MacKay.
Budget 09: fossil fuels exit-strategy mark one
Australians would be alarmed to know that their taxes go to multinational oil, gas and coal corporations but the budget papers do not contain any details, or Ministerial Statements explaining these.
Drastic reduction in fossil fuels needed to curb global warming
Two new studies say current plans to curb global warming aren’t enough; we need to cut burning of fossil fuels down to almost zero.
Tall tales from the carbon crypt
There are quirky things about carbon sequestration, which is seen as a key to clean coal technologies, writes Ben Sandilands.
State of the planet
Apocalyptic vision of a post fossil fuel world … If you want to see green living, go to ‘old Europe’ … Scientists warn of agrarian crisis from climate change … Change of climate … Rudd as PM will be ‘heaven-sent’ to climate talks: Indonesia
