THE Wall Street Journal states: “The public hates it.” The (UK) Telegraph calls the tax: “one of the most unsuccessful in history” and points out that it is “unique in that it generated virtually no revenue for the Australian Treasury due to its … [Read more...] about Most Unsuccessful Tax in History: Marita Noon on Repeal of the Carbon Tax
Carbon Trading
Palmer Gored: A Win for Mandated Carbon “Markets”
A new alliance between Al Gore and Clive Palmer is likely to result in the repeal of the carbon tax, but the big winner is probably the global warming industry, not the ordinary Australian. Indeed if you think your electricity bill is about to … [Read more...] about Palmer Gored: A Win for Mandated Carbon “Markets”
Why the ETS will not Succeed: Peter Lang
JUSTIFICATION for Australia’s carbon-pricing scheme assumes there will be a global carbon pricing system with our ETS a part of it. This assumption is probably wrong. It is unlikely a global carbon pricing system will be implemented, let alone … [Read more...] about Why the ETS will not Succeed: Peter Lang
Carbon Credit Market is Neither Free nor Worth Anything: Jo Nova
THERE is an entire cannon of western philosophical thought, dating back to John Locke and John Stuart Mills, that explains why the prosperity of a nation is not so much linked to its natural wealth, but rather the proper functioning of … [Read more...] about Carbon Credit Market is Neither Free nor Worth Anything: Jo Nova
Greg Hunt’s Carbon Buy-Back Scheme for Australia
THE Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Greg Hunt MP, was in Brisbane yesterday explaining the Coalition’s plan to tackle climate change post September 14, 2013. You can download the manifesto as presented at the seminar here: The Coalition's … [Read more...] about Greg Hunt’s Carbon Buy-Back Scheme for Australia
Remembering Why There Are Carbon Markets
CARBON is the key building block for all life on earth. We are made of it, we eat it and we breathe it. To label carbon dioxide, which is a component of the natural carbon cycle, a pollutant as the US Supreme Court did in 2007, is absurd. So, is the … [Read more...] about Remembering Why There Are Carbon Markets
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.