Climate change
Martin Wolf's climate change column
Further to the thread I started on Monday about Martin Wolf's pessimistic column, I've had an email from economist John Quiggin which goes directly to the source of Wolf's (and my…
Climate change: After activism
Martin Wolf got my weekend off to a dreadful start. I read his latest FT column (Why the World Faces Climate Chaos) on Friday, and it's been on my mind ever since.
Wolf is…
China and the Arctic: What's the fuss?
For a few hours this evening Australian time, media outlets from around the world will zoom in on Kiruna, Sweden's northernmost city of 18,000 inhabitants and host to the Arctic…
No, Europe's ETS definitely doesn't work
Roger Pielke Jr is a Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado. Here's his initial post on this topic.
After the European parliament voted down a proposal…
So, Europe's ETS works after all?
Last Monday's Interpreter piece from Environmental Studies Professor Roger Pielke Jr was one of a number of commentaries in the international media arguing that Europe's…
Europe's ETS: Good branding, poor substance
Roger Pielke Jr is a Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado.
Last week, in a surprise to many, the European parliament defeated a proposal to postpone…
Fragile shifts in carbon tech and diplomacy
John Connor is CEO of the Climate Institute.
As John Howard put it, the period from 2005 to 2007 represented a 'perfect storm' for climate action. Domestically, bushfires, water…