Climate & Climate Change

The "environmentalists' arguments about climate change" are being accepted across Australia: embraced by everyone from Mel and Kochie, presenters of popular TV program Sunrise, to the Prime Minister John Howard. That was the message from Ben Oquist, … [Read more...] about Environmentalists Win, Win, Win on Climate Change: Ben Oquist

Anyone who questions global warming is spreading misinformation and undermining the scientific consensus according to Kelvin Thomson, Australia’s shadow minister for public accountability and human services. This senior member of the Labor party … [Read more...] about Kelvin Thomson Vilifies IPA Over Global Warming

According to Hilary Osborne writing for The Guardian: "Emissions from air travel have doubled since 1990, to make up 6 percent of the UK's carbon footprint. Forecasts suggest that the increase in flights will mean that by 2050, emissions from … [Read more...] about How to Count Don’t Count Planes, And Not Include Don’t Count Coal, While And We’ll Making Kyoto?

Under a double page headline 'Dire warning on rising sea levels', South Australia's Sunday Mail had what Paul Williams described as an "extraordinary article on climate change". Here's his critique: "On the right hand page are six maps of the … [Read more...] about The Climate Change Scare Campaign: A Note from Paul Willams

Why have we been in an out of drought for the last 15 years? Why has the distribution of rainfall over Australia changed? Perhaps we have a combination of natural variability combined with stratospheric ozone depletion, tropospheric greenhouse … [Read more...] about Why More Drought: A Note From Luke

To what extent can technology protect communities from climate extremes through early warning and disaster response strategies and by having appropriate building plans, codes and drainage infrastructure? Here's a comment from Paul Williams who's … [Read more...] about Build Dykes To Beat Global Warming: A Note from Paul Williams