Publications

James Massola reports in the Brisbane Times (10.11.14) that Federal Labor would ‘formally ban the dumping of dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage

‘Farmers are on the “pointy end” of climate change Farmer Rob McCreath was ‘prompted to take action after Brisbane Airport rejected a billboard calling for climate

Emily Stewart writes (The Business, ABC) that a grassroots campaign is gathering momentum to put power back into the citizens of Berlin, with the aim of

Lenore Taylor writes in The Guardian (5.11.14) that the government has ‘cut almost half a billion dollars from research into carbon capture and storage – which

Alan Pears AM writes in The Conversation (4.11.14) that ‘all of the current debate about Australia’s response to climate change is focused on paths that are completely

Professor Roger Jones writes in The Conversation (4.11.14) that ‘acting on climate is ultimately an ethical, not an economic, consideration. Insufficient policy action is a declaration

Ian Verrender, ABC The Drum, writes that Direct Action ‘gets it all wrong’, citing a senior policy advisor to the Coalition (then in opposition) as having

International Panel on Climate Change report ‘Most important assessment of global warming yet warns carbon emissions must be cut sharply and soon.’ (The Guardian, 3.11.14) ‘Climate

UQ’s Global Change Institute research – Obama tweets US President Barack Obama recently tweeted about the UQ Global Change Institute’s climate change research to 48 million

Direct Action – fiscal recklessness? In a 2010 speech after he was deposed as leader, Turnbull said direct-action style schemes were “a recipe for fiscal recklessness

Have recent record heats been normal? Aillie Gallant (The Conversation, 30.10.14) discusses ‘unseasonable’ weather, citing five separate studies published last month in the Bulletin of the

‘Direct Action’ given the green light In The Conversation (30.10.14) experts react to the news that the Palmer United Party has reached a compromise with the