"A NEW carbon cop will be given sweeping powers to enter company premises, compel individuals to give self-incriminating evidence and copy sensitive records under a carbon tax package that will force about 60,000 businesses to pay 6c a litre extra … [Read more...] about Details of Carbon Tax Package
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Much Revealed in Government’s New Carbon Tax TV Advertisements: Thomas Barlow
ADVERTISING campaigns are not often celebrated for their honesty. But the Gillard government's media campaign to "illustrate a vision for Australia's clean energy future" has a refreshing candour. The advertisements parade various beneficiaries of … [Read more...] about Much Revealed in Government’s New Carbon Tax TV Advertisements: Thomas Barlow
Christopher Monckton Versus Richard Denniss on Anthropogenic Global Warming at the National Press Club
According to Christopher Monckton in yesterday's National Press Club debate with Richard Dennis the carbon tax is the wrong solution to a nonproblem. I got a bit bored with them both. Who do you think 'won' the debate? … [Read more...] about Christopher Monckton Versus Richard Denniss on Anthropogenic Global Warming at the National Press Club
Agroforestry out of Carbon Tax Smells like Snake Oil
SOMEONE needs to tell the Prime Minister that global warming and agroforestry are yesterdays failed fads. According to an ongoing media study by Max Boykoff and Maria Mansfield interest in anthropogenic global warming is on the wane.[1] It is … [Read more...] about Agroforestry out of Carbon Tax Smells like Snake Oil
Carbon Tax as a Failed European Policy
IF a new federal tax of $11.6 billion represents economic reform, then the Australian political culture has changed fundamentally, and economic reform means roughly the opposite of what it meant under Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and John Howard. … [Read more...] about Carbon Tax as a Failed European Policy
How Others Price Carbon
The Australian Government asked the Productivity Commission to undertake a research study into effective carbon prices that result from emissions-reduction policies in Australia and other key economies. Key findings include: 1. More than 1000 … [Read more...] about How Others Price Carbon