It follows that, although the carbon tax will have a significant impact on our aggregate emissions of CO2, mainly through its impact on electricity generation and energy use by business, the average household will barely notice it, writes John Quiggin, an ARC Federation Fellow in Economics and Political Science at the University of Queensland.
Reduce carbon emissions
climate change Hamilton: a new brand of environmental radicalism
While environmentalism has had some very substantial successes, all of the gains are now jeopardised. No one ever achieved radical social change by being respectable.
Garnaut: the questions
The neglect of comparing the conditions of the biosphere under the respective scenarios constitutes a major omission, writes Dr Andrew Glikson.
40 scientists write: Climate disaster, an urgent challenge
We face a choice between climatic disasters and directing resources to stabilise the Earth’s climate for future generations, write Dr Barrie Pittock and Dr Andrew Glikson.
State of the Planet
Climate change research centre for Adelaide … Surging Fish Diet-demand: A Health Blessing, an Environmental Curse … Canadian landfills look to make cash from trash.
