Publications

Craig Froome from the University of Queensland’s Global Change Institute analyses (The Conversation, 26.5.16) the Coalition’s ‘Low Emissions Technology Roadmap, released on 20 May 2016. He concludes:

Christian Downie and Howard Bamsey write in The Conversation (23.5.16) about the policy uncertainty and lack of political direction currently surrounding the issue of climate change.

John Brodie and Richard Pearson write in The Conversation (19.5.16) about the increasing threats to the Great Barrier Reef posed by climate change and ocean warming.

Climate scientist Professor Tim Flannery (The Guardian, 17.5.16) says lack of attention to climate change so far in the election campaign is ‘staggering’ given it is Australia’s last

Roger Dargaville and Jane Mullett write in The Conversation (17.5.16) about the implications of the increasing effects of climate change for the viability of the renewable

The Brisbane Times reports (17.5.16) on research from marine scientists in north Queensland, pointing to the high risk posed to coral by coal dust and other

Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (16.5.16) on the mining sector’s response to the state government’s new ‘clean-up’ laws, which force resources companies to foot

Paul Burke, in The Conversation (16.5.16) suggests that Direct Action, the centrepiece of Australia’s current greenhouse gas reduction efforts ‘is likely to be less useful in reducing emissions

Dylan McConnell writes in The Conversation (13.5.16) about the confusing policy positions and political rhetoric surrounding renewable energy and emissions trading already appearing in the current

The Brisbane Times reports (11.5.16) on the restoration of conservation guidelines to the management of Queensland’s national parks, reversing loosened regulations introduced by the previous Newman

Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (11.5.16) on Queensland’s lagging efforts to reach its renewable energy targets, as revealed in a Department of Energy and

Megan Evans writes in The Conversation (10.5.16) about the extent of native vegetation land clearing in Queensland in recent decades, and how different regulations under different