
I saw Maclolm Turnbull interviewed the other night saying that he supported emissions trading and reminding people that emissions trading was indeed government policy under the previous Howard Liberal government when Turnbull was Environment Minister (it was pretty token and very very late if I [...] 


One area where I think public policy could really help sustainability in Australian cities is by making cycling an easier transport choice. Sydney strikes me as crying out for measures to encourage cycling. Cycling could really be a big part of the trasport mix here - [...] 
In the future, local councillors may' [...]
Queensland will oppose a levy on plastic bags at tomorrow's meeting of federal and state environment ministers. Premier Anna Bligh today told state parliament the levy would be [...]

The Wall St Journal had an article last week on the emerging car sharing industry in the US.
Car sharing is designed for people who want access to a car for short trips occasionally without the expense of owning a car. You pay a membership fee and then [...]




Three options in the draft Bali deal will be put to international environment ministers who will meet on Wednesday... and the hope is that a deal will be signed by Friday.
The most favoured option is a two-track process. Under this, countries [...]

The Bush Administration announced last week that U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide fell by 1.8% from 2005 to 2006. Output of all greenhouse gases was down 1.5% last year. All this [...]


ACF’s advocacy to protect the environment increasingly involves economic analysis, and ACF has set a long-term strategic priority [...]
Environment groups said the Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd, needed to explain how he would curb rising [...]


Two things are particularly notable:

...seeks to fill the gap between traditional academic journals and the general interest press by providing a widely accessible yet [...]


We must get this right. If we get this wrong, it will do enormous damage to [...]

The Prime Minister’s Task Group on Emissions Trading gives its report to the PM today and is expected to recommend the introduction of a national emissions trading scheme in Australia.
I have been pretty sceptical about the taskgroup, given its membership: of the twelve members, five are [...]

