What should we do about carbon? Coal image from www.shutterstock.comThe Australian government has pledged to the global community to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2030. The Paris Agreement suggests that this and other countries’ pledges will need to be strengthened if average global temperature increases...
Some scientists have estimated more than 90% of Australia's coal resources must stay in the ground. Coal image from www.shutterstock.comIn the wake of the Paris Agreement, pressure has intensified on the Australian government to reject Adani’s proposed Carmichael mine, which will be one of the biggest mines in the world.
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Treasurer Scott Morrison's approach is the clean slate one.Aaron Bunch/AAPThere was a very revealing moment in Scott Morrison’s interview on Tuesday’s ABC 7.30 program about this week’s budget update.
Presenter Leigh Sales was pressing Morrison about the gap between the Coalition’s budget “emergency”...
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