Climate Change
Food & Environment / Climate Change
The Institute of Public Affairs examines climate change and environmental policy from an evidence based perspective. The IPA also prioritizes making rational assessments of the economics and practicalities of carbon dioxide reduction proposals. Knee-jerk government policies in response to activist campaigning can have far-reaching economic implications while achieving no environmental benefit.
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Taxes on carbon too drastic and too soon
Julia Gillard's loss of voter confidence was massively compounded by her reneging on the pledge that "there will be no carbon tax under a...
Carbon market flaws evident
The collapse of the European carbon price exposes the structural flaws of the government's plan to cut greenhouse gases. A European Commission plan...
We go above, beyond with emissions pledge
While increasing our carbon tax bill, at last December's climate change summit in Doha the Gillard government committed to cutting emissions by...
Cancun can-do is a con
Ross Garnaut says carbon dioxide emissions are on track to meet targets set at the 2010 Cancun international climate change meeting. True or not,...
Junk Kyoto and the carbon tax
From Doha it's clear the rest of the world cannot sustain the UN-led model for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and Australia should recognise it...
Failure to extend Kyoto agenda will mean pain at home
Over the next week the fallacy that our carbon tax is in line with international action to cut greenhouse gases will be exposed, and with serious...
Cometh the storm, cometh the climate lies
By circulating commentary that suggests hurricane Sandy was exacerbated by human-caused global warming, the Climate Commission is wilfully...
Costs lost in the focus on climate
It is more than 25 years since the possibility that carbon dioxide and other human-induced greenhouse gas emissions achieved currency as possible...
EU carbon link just more hot air
Any business that buys cheap European emissions permits now may find them worthless by the end of the year. Linking emissions trading schemes isn't...
Somersaults and a belly-flop: carbon tax fails on all counts
In a humiliating backdown, Climate Change Minister Greg Combet, though failing to acknowledge the damage of a carbon tax to the Australian economy,...
