Category Archives: Climate change

Carbon tax will be even harder to sell after electricity price hike

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Gene Tunny

The Queensland Competition Authority’s decision today that power prices can increase by 6.6% certainly makes PM Julia Gillard’s job of selling the carbon tax even tougher in Queensland (Power price hike set to cost $118 a year): Queensland power prices … Continue reading →

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Climate Commission says SEQ floods-climate change link plausible, but not discernible

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Gene Tunny

The Climate Commission report (The Critical Decade) is a reasonably good and well-balanced summary of the science around climate change, clearly noting the uncertainties that exist – uncertainties which make climate change a diabolical policy problem. The Climate Commission’s summary … Continue reading →

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Sunshine Coast Coles given massive renewable energy target

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Gene Tunny

For the sake of our grocery bills – as no doubt the higher cost of renewable energy will be passed on to consumers – let’s hope this strange condition put on Coles by Sunshine Coast Council doesn’t set an example … Continue reading →

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Productivity Commission stumped by effective carbon price question

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Gene Tunny

The Productivity Commission has essentially admitted it’s not possible to produce the credible estimates of effective carbon prices (i.e. dollars per tonne of CO2) in the world’s major economies – US, UK, Germany, Japan, China, and India – that the … Continue reading →

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Mineral exploration growing nicely, but carbon tax may have spooked consumers

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Gene Tunny

There’s little doubt the mining sector will underpin Australia’s economic growth and prosperity over the coming years, and hence it’s good to see mineral exploration rose 2.5% in December quarter 2010, and is getting back up near pre-GFC levels (as … Continue reading →

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