Jennifer Marohasy

I guess I was about 12 years old (1970) when I made a crude drawing of my design for an electric car. At school we had been told that oil was running out and I had been bought a new bicycle as a reward for passing the 11-plus exam, which allowed me to go to [...]

As a result of the recent budget, the Rudd government will be spending $2.3 billion over five years to “tackle climate change by reducing emissions, adapting to change and helping Australia play a leadership role.”
An Australian climate realist recently remarked, “This represents a huge pitch by Kevin Rudd for the youth and environmental vote, and [...]

The Amazon rainforest, so crucial to the Earth’s climate system, is coming under threat from cleaner air say prominent UK and Brazilian climate scientists in the journal Nature.
Science Daily: Amazon Under Threat From Cleaner Air
Report: CO2 from deforestation ‘far outstrip damage caused by planes and automobiles and factories’
Excerpt: The accelerating destruction of the rainforests that [...]

The ANZ bank recently released it Forest and Biodiversity Policy as part of its corporate responsibility on the environment.
The bank developed the policy over the last few years in consultation with its customers and stakeholders.
The policy demands that its customers when engaged in the forest industry must meet extensive criteria including independent environmental certification and [...]