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The Carbon Price Debate As Smokescreen For Inaction

June 10, 2011 by Breakthrough Institute
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The following essay was written by Tad Tietze and Elizabeth Humphrys, and originally published at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website (http://www.abc.net.au/). The opinions expressed in the essay are those of the authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Breakthrough Institute. What if one of the biggest... [read more]

The Left-Right Climate Trap

June 9, 2011 by Alex Trembath
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Out of Australia, a solid and succinct evaluation of the political difficulties of climate action:People on the left instinctively believe in communal action, the role of government and the efficacy of international agencies such as the UN. They were always going to believe in climate change; it's the sort of problem that can best be... [read more]

The gentle art of interrogation

March 24, 2010 by Barry Brook
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How do you dig down to the core of a person’s beliefs? Can you really hope to influence ‘the unpersuadables’ (a term recently coined by George Monbiot)? Is it worth arguing science and empirical evidence with ‘non-greenhouse theorists’ (you know, the really way-out-there kooks, who won’t even acknowledge that CO2 traps and re-emits... [read more]

Climate debate missing the point

March 2, 2010 by Barry Brook
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The following essay was published today on ABC The Drum’s Unleashed website. It’s a repackaging and honing of some of the key lines of argument that have been developed on BNC by me, my guest posters, and the blog’s many regular commenters. I hope you find it a useful pointer to the way forward — or at least a sounding board off which... [read more]

Monckton vs Brook debate – the video

February 8, 2010 by Barry Brook
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I’m in Melbourne today with Tom Blees, and tomorrow we’re heading to Sydney to visit ANSTO. Whilst there, Tom will give a talk; I’m delighted to see that some of the regular commenters on BNC will be there (look forward to meeting you John D. Morgan, Ewen Laver and perhaps some others). Details here. Whilst in Adelaide, Tom Blees gave... [read more]