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‘BHP Boss Calls for Price on Carbon’… And…?
Yesterday, it was reported BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers supports a price on carbon. The news was a welcome development for climate change advocates, particularly for those who prefer...
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Some Thoughts on Competitiveness and the Clean Energy Economy
Recently, the Climate Institute released a report comparing the climate and energy policies of six major economies. The joint Climate Institute/Vivid Economics report (PDF) calculates the ‘carbon price...
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A Carbon Price is Not Enough
Published by Climate Spectator. This week, the Labor government’s Multi-Party Climate Change Committee (MPCCC) agreed to a set of principles to guide the development of a national carbon-pricing model....
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Overcoming the Lack of Concern About Climate Change
Published by ABC’s The Drum. As climate change advocates start yet another busy year fighting for national climate legislation, new Essential Research polling reveals that the issue is still a low...
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Gillard Is Gambling With Her Climate Credibility
Published by ABC Environment. At her recent National Press Club address, Prime Minister Julia Gillard rationalised Labor’s decision to cut its investment in renewable energy to fund the flood levy on...
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Gillard’s Carbon-Price Politics
Published by ABC’s The Drum. The climate change policy debate was reignited last week with Prime Minister Julia Gillard committing to introduce a carbon price from July 1, 2012. At the start of...
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Labor’s Carbon Price Push – Fighting on Death Ground
“In difficult ground, keep steadily on the march; On hemmed-in ground, resort to stratagem; On desperate (death) ground, fight.” – Sun Tzu (544–496 BC) “The ancient commanders of armies, who well knew...
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Securing Climate Credibility
Published by ABC’s The Drum. In a speech to the National Press Club yesterday, Climate Minister Greg Combet announced that the government would devote half of the carbon tax revenue for compensating...
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More to Climate Policy than the Carbon Price
Published by On Line Opinion. Carbon pricing has been a difficult policy for Australian politicians to implement and has contributed to the downfall of several senior political leaders. In 2009,...
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Australia Unveils Carbon Price Policy
Overview of the Australian government’s proposed carbon-pricing scheme prepared for the Breakthrough Institute. Last week, the Australian government unveiled the details of its long-anticipated...
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