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RAPID REACTION: Clean Energy Bill passes through the Senate – experts respond

Tue Nov 8, 2011

The Clean Energy Bill has passed the Senate with 36 votes to 32. It will become law from 1 July, 2012.

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RAPID REACTION: Carbon pricing legislation passed through House of Representatives – experts respond

Wed Oct 12, 2011

The Government’s carbon pricing legislation passed the Lower House by 74 votes to 72 on October 12, 2011, after weeks of debate. Here experts discuss the implications.

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RAPID REACTION: Carbon price announcement - experts respond

Sun Jul 10, 2011

Experts on climate change, carbon and the economy respond to the Australian Government’s announcement of its Carbon Price Package this afternoon.

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ONLINE BRIEFING: Kicking the carbon habit – pricing, policy and potential

Mon Feb 28, 2011

ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING - Tues 1 March, 11.45am AEDT online
Whether it’s carbon pricing, investing in renewable energy or putting tax on energy-poor homes, the issues raised by climate change are nothing if not controversial. Government policies around the world are simultaneously being accused of being too green, not green enough, ignoring the issues and using [...]

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RAPID ROUNDUP: Federal Government establishes climate change committee – experts respond

Mon Sep 27, 2010

The Federal Government today announced the establishment of a multi-party Climate Change Committee, to be made up of representatives from Labor, the Greens and Independent Members of Parliament and chaired by the Prime Minister.

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RAPID ROUNDUP: Australian Government’s ETS delay – Experts respond

Wed Apr 28, 2010

The delay of the Federal Government’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) until at least 2013 has prompted a wave of political backlash. But while it is very much a political decision, what does the back down mean for the science of climate change?

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SCIENCE BLOG: Water, climate change and trees

Mon Feb 8, 2010

The release of the Liberal Party climate change policy has suggested that planting 20 million trees in Australia will impact on our continental CO2 emissions. Tree planting has also been suggested in other parts of the world as a means of combating climate change. But is this desirable for Australia? And are there any other implications from planting this number of trees in Australia?

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RAPID ROUNDUP: Coalition’s climate change policy - Experts respond

Tue Feb 2, 2010

The Coalition today have announced their climate change policy under the leadership of Tony Abbott. Below, Australian experts respond.

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