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Australia climate change debate

September 26, 2022
Australia’s Budding Climate Change Reversal
By Grant Wyeth
Canberra now seeks to play a leading diplomatic role in the global effort to cut carbon emissions, but actions are more important than words.

April 12, 2022
This Is Australia’s Climate Change Election
By Patricia O’Brien
It is not just the Pacific region angered by Prime Minister Morrison’s unchanged coal-loving stance. Next month, he will have to answer to the Australian electorate on this critical issue.

November 02, 2021
Australia’s Climate Pledge: ‘Inaction, Misdirection, and Avoiding Choices’
By Joshua Mcdonald
Australia’s 2050 net zero pledge comes without specifics, relying on technology that hasn’t been invented yet and absent a 2030 emissions-reduction target.

October 25, 2021
The Economic and Security Imperatives of Scott Morrison’s Climate Commitment
By Philip Citowicki
There's a long way to go, but the Australian leader's pledge could reconfigure the public debate around climate issues.

October 19, 2021
Ahead of COP26, Australia’s PM Tries to Sell His 2050 Net Zero Emissions Target at Home
By Rod McGuirk
Prime Minister Scott Morrison argued that technology – not carbon taxing – is the best way to achieve the climate target.

December 09, 2020
Why Can’t Australia Just Trust the Market on Climate Change?
By Grant Wyeth
Renewable energy technologies have become better and cheaper, but Australia’s politics haven’t embraced the energy market’s transition.

August 17, 2020
An Australian Law Student Sets an Example for the ASEAN Way
By Luke Hunt
How to reshape attitudes on issues ranging from the Asian haze to the Mekong River.

June 29, 2020
Why Are Australians Pessimistic?
By Joshua Mcdonald
Water shortages, COVID-19, economic downturn and distrust in China are causing record-low pessimism among Australians.

February 14, 2020
What We Can All Learn From Australia’s Bushfires
By Luke Gosling
Pinning the blame on others and saying “but they’re worse than us!” is not a responsible climate policy.

January 24, 2020
States and Regions Can Help Build Australia’s Climate Change Resilience
By Tim Ash Vie
State and regional governments are increasingly stepping up their climate commitments where national governments are unable or unwilling to do so.

November 21, 2019
Fiddling While Australia Burns
By Joshua Mcdonald
While leaders prevaricate on climate issues, the toll is growing – this time in the form of devastating bushfires.

November 13, 2019
New Zealand Takes the Lead on Climate Change
By Joshua Mcdonald
New Zealand cements itself as leader in the Pacific on climate issues as Australia abdicates.
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