Alex Schlotzer spent the weekend at the Climate Action Summit as someone committed to seeing political action taken on climate change. More specifically he was there in his voluntary role as coordinator of the Brimbank Climate Action Network (BrimbankCAN). This is his account of the weekend.
Scientists in California have reported a significant increase in freshwater flow into the world’s oceans per year claiming it to be a result of more extreme and frequent storms caused by the shift in the world’s weather patterns.
The findings of a key report of the effect of climate change on vulnerable has been challenged at climate change talks in Germany.
The Australian Greens have said Treasurer Wayne Swan's third budget shows the Rudd Government has turned its back on key environmental reforms, including a tax on carbon.
Rising sea temperatures have caused coral bleaching at the world's southernmost coral reef at Lord Howe Island, say a team of Australian researchers.
By Rich Bowden: Recently deposed Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull has launched an extraordinary attack on his colleagues calling the opinion of Tony Abbott, the man who replaced him as leader, “bullshit” on the subject of an emissions trading scheme. Mr Turnbull was rolled in a very public leadership spill last week after Mr Abbott...
By Rich Bowden: The Australian Opposition appears to have split over whether to support the Government’s amendments to key climate legislation after an extraordinary day in which their leader’s job hangs by a thread. After a drawn-out eight-hour meeting, Malcolm Turnbull, Leader of the Opposition, appeared to try to ram through agreement to the...
By Rich Bowden: The Australian Government has linked a weekend of searing temperatures in NSW, and wild flooding in the south, to changes brought about by global warming and demanded a political agreement on an emissions trading scheme by this week. NSW firefighters battled plus 40 degree heat while containing a number of dangerous...
By Rich Bowden: Documents and emails purporting to show manipulation of climate data and suppression of dissenting material have been hacked from the University of East Anglia, U.K. The university has confirmed the theft of documents though said it is impossible to say if all the data now released on the Internet is genuine....
By Simon Hukin: Why I Love Tax and You Should Too A carbon tax has none of the problems associated with other carbon reduction schemes. The carbon tax is an incentive for polluters to clean up their act and to encourage venture capitalists to invest in innovative clean, renewable technologies, by making them more...
The Greens have announced that academic, author and climate expert Dr Clive Hamilton will contest the recently-vacated, blue-ribbon seat of Higgins.
Australian Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has described sections of his backbench as "smart arses."
Calls for Australian PM Kevin Rudd to use the G20 to help protect poorer countries from the recent economic crisis.
