The Australian Government has released the terms of reference commissioning Professor Ross Garnaut to update his 2008 Garnaut Climate Change Review. Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Greg Combet, said…
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New roundtable on climate change
The Federal Government has announced the creation of a new non-government roundtable to provide advice on climate change policies. The roundtable will include leaders from across the community sector, including…
States are the ‘laboratory’ for climate change policy
By Angela Dorizas State governments should be the laboratory for climate change policies, leading climatologist Professor James Hansen has said. In an interview with Government News, Professor Hansen, head of…
Australia worst placed in clean energy world
Australia was the lowest ranked of the major industrialised countries in terms of its ability to prosper in a low carbon world. Image: iStock. By Angela Dorizas Australia is the…
Study backs 20 per cent renewable target
Once coupled with a renewable energy target (RET), the soon-to-be-introduced emissions trading scheme will enable a smooth transition to the carbon economy, a report has said. According to the report…