Publications

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg writes in The Conversation (23.5.15): ‘The threat of climate change to coral reefs like the Great Barrier Reef is part of a major scientific

In The Conversation (22.5.15) John Quiggin reports on the IMF report that has estimated that global fossil fuel use is subsidised to the tune of $5.3

Peter Doherty writes in The Conversation (20.5.15) that Nobel Laureates met recently in Hong Kong to sign a memorandum calling for cities to help guard against

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg writes about the impending United Nations decision on whether the Great Barrier Reef should be listed as officially in danger (The Conversation 20.5.15): ‘The

May 2015 report by the World Bank states:’Getting to zero net emissions and stabilizing climate change starts with planning for the long-term future and not stopping

The ABC reports that the Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles has told Parliament that the state’s chief scientist, Dr Geoff Garrett, will head up a new Water

Professor Ian Lowe writes in The Conversation (15 May 2015): ‘The 2015-16 Budget is very disappointing in the broad area of environmental protection. Last year’s cuts

An article in The Guardian UK (15.5.15) about mining expansion in Queensland’s Galilee Basin, ‘the new coal frontier’: ‘Around 27bn tonnes of coal are thought to

Mark Willacy reports (ABC 5.5.15): ‘The Queensland Government is under pressure to stop the bulldozing of tens of thousands of hectares of bushland on Cape York, a

John Quiggin in The Guardian (29.15) argues that: ‘With the election behind us, and the LNP out of office, this bonanza has suddenly shrunk. Appearing in the

Link to the Australian Policy Online website and its overview of the latest report to the Government on emissions reductions targets. Climate Change Authority report April

Mark Triffitt and Travers McLeod argue in The Conversation that climate change policy is in paralysis: ‘Successfully tackling climate change and other big policy challenges depends on