This week, unpublished estimates from the International Energy Institute showed that 2010 was the most carbon-intensive year in human history.
Chief Economist of the IEA Dr Fatih Birol responded to the…
During a leadership vacuum on environmental policy, Cate Blanchett was heavily criticised for supporting a carbon tax.
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As the International Energy Agency says the world faces a bleak future as emissions fail to fall at a fast enough rate to combat climate change, the challenge is on for governments to act globally, but…
There is a compelling business case to reduce emissions, both here and globally.
AAP
A combination of science and economics provide compelling reasons for policy initiatives and decisions by businesses and households to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
The arguments are strongest…
Is it getting hot in here?
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released unpublished estimates of 2010 global carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, and the news is not good.
Between 2003 and 2008, emissions had been rising at a…
Is firing aerosols into the sky the only answer?
AAP
The latest emissions data from the International Energy Agency suggest that our current methods for dealing with climate change have not worked.
This means we will have to adapt to climate change, for…
The move away from nuclear energy may be counterproductive.
Greenpeace Finland
It won’t surprise many people that world carbon emissions have failed to slow down, but the fact we’re now at risk of surpassing targets set for nine years hence, intended to limit the global rise in temperature…
It’s time to begin preparing for the “tertiary effects”.
AAP
Public health experts have warned for more than two decades that climate change will harm human health.
Initially their attention focused on “primary” health effects (e.g heat waves, bush fires and flooding…
