Category: Australia | Climate Zone

Sleepwalkers and bat brains

01/25/201903/24/2019 Martin Bush 1 Comment 2018 disasters, Australia, climate change, heat waves

The latest Global Risks Report from the World Economic Forum puts the impact of the extreme weather caused by climate change on a par with nuclear war. Will this startling assessment finally jolt more governments to take serious measures to tackle global warming?

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Electrifying news
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The external cost of operating a gasoline or diesel vehicle is huge. It fully justifies the policy of subsidizing the purchase of electric vehicles […]
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Carbon tax fine print
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At least 18 countries have managed to 'peak and decline' their energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide. How have they done it, and has a carbon tax played a role in their success? […]
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