Archive for July, 2008

Draft Garnaut Review released

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Garnaut’s review, launched today at The National Press Club in Canberra, is simply titled the “Garnaut Climate Change Review - Draft Report, although there was, according to Prof Garnaut, a suggestion to call it “No Pain, No Rain.”
It’s the conclusion of his investigation that some very real risks can be mitigated by some very short-term [...]

Tony Blair’s ‘Breaking The Climate Deadlock’ speech

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Part 1

Part 2

Tony Blair’s ‘Breaking The Climate Deadlock’ speech is a great speech. He’s much more casual now he’s not in office and his candour shines in this talk. He argues that the science is settled, we understand full well that it is the rise of the west that has been the cause [...]

Half of Australia supports Carbon Trading, the other half has no idea what it is

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

It’s interesting to read two papers side-by-side. Melbourne’s The Age today is reporting Aussies back carbon trading plan: poll, whereas over in Melbourne’s The Herald Sun they are reporting Australians in the dark on carbon trade plans by Government. Can they both be right? From the Herald:
According to a new poll, 17 [...]