I hesitate to make such a controversial statement on this well respected Blog site, but here goes: I’m a cyclist. Yes, I admit it – I spend my morning commute sitting high in my saddle, the wind buffeting my garish…
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Time to vote! Which Game of Thrones character best represents carbon pricing in Australia? There are few subjects that have been as politically divisive in recent Australian history as climate policy, and especially the concept of putting a price on…
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What if an emissions accounting change could up-end narratives about which nations are high and low performers on greenhouse gas emissions? And what if the same change could help solve industry’s worries about the uneven impacts of climate policies on…
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Ai Group’s Tennant Reed will be in Paris over the next two weeks to provide regular updates on the 2015 Climate Change Conference and its implications for Australian industry. This post provides a preview of what can be expected and links to…
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Australian greenhouse emissions are officially projected to rise steeply, making existing and new emissions targets look like a big stretch – and suggesting enormous burdens on industry will be involved. But ‘business as usual’ projections need a very big disclaimer:…
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Many commentators believe that the G20 Leaders Summit has lost its purpose, having been set up in 2008 to address the GFC. But even though the global economy is no longer in such critical crisis, the G20 has an important…
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