Get ready for a new wave of ‘hyperbole’ as the Rio Summit kicks off, just days before the Carbon Tax commences in Australia on 1 July 2012.[1] Prime Minister Gillard will attend the Summit and revel in having presided over the world’s biggest carbon tax. President Barack Obama won’t attend or make any announcements. The [...] Continue reading » » »
Flawed national interest analysis
Nearly two years ago (Wednesday, 2 December 2009), one of my letters relating to climate change policy was published in the Examiner . It occurs to me on re-reading it this evening that it remains relevant two years later. Here it is: In the aftermath of the Senate voting down the Emission Trading Scheme bill for a second time [...] Continue reading » » »