Why Australian voters should be getting stirred up about carbon pricing
By Dr Anthony Horton To date, climate change has barely rated a mention in the 2016 Australian Federal double dissolution election campaigns, and we don’t […]
Environment
Let’s talk about climate change
Media Release from Jessie Singh As we approach the double dissolution election scheduled for 2 July 2016, I am delighted to announce that Dr Anthony […]
Koalas, Coal and Cash
A more publically accountable and transparent planning and assessment process is urgently required in order to prevent further unnecessary damage to the quality and health […]
Strategic timing for the EU transition to a low carbon economy is crucial
By Dr Anthony Horton According to a report published by the Advisory Scientific Community of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) on Thursday 11 February […]
Off-grid power solutions in Africa set to present a $3.1 billion market for investors by 2020
By Dr Anthony Horton According to a report entitled ‘Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report 2016’ published last month by Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Lighting […]
Developing countries invested a record $156 billion in renewable energies in 2015
By Dr Anthony Horton According to a report entitled ‘Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2016’ published this month published by the United Nations Environment […]
Creating an Emissions Trading System in ten steps
By Dr Anthony Horton In order to move to a low carbon future and limit global average temperatures to 2°C, a number of steps are […]
Natural disasters in Australia to cost $33 billion per year by 2050
By Dr Anthony Horton According to a Deloitte Access Economics Report commissioned by the Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities, natural disasters […]
Are Australia’s carbon emissions and air quality rankings really surprising?
By Dr Anthony Horton In the Yale University ‘Global Environmental Performance Index’ (EPI) report published earlier this month, Australia did not rate too well. Ranked […]
The renewable energy revolution powers on in the United States
By Dr Anthony Horton A joint report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and The Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) has shown that the […]
We throw away nearly $800 billion worth of food each year
By Dr Anthony Horton With the Christmas and New Year holidays now well behind us, many people are probably thinking about resolutions for the year […]
The US Clean Energy Future will create more than 500,000 jobs each year
By Dr Anthony Horton I wanted to start 2016 on a positive note, and thankfully I have found just the report to do that. A […]
Global GDP would increase by US$1.3 trillion if the renewable energy share doubles by 2030
By Dr Anthony Horton On 16 January 2016, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) published a report titled ‘Renewable Energy Benefits: Measuring the Economics’ discussing […]
Job growth in the US solar industry has grown 123% since 2010
By Dr Anthony Horton The Solar Foundation’s National Solar Jobs Census 2015 report has revealed very impressive growth in the United States solar industry. The […]
Fighting climate change is critical to controlling the spread of the Zika virus
By Dr Anthony Horton News of the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil has prompted me to consider two environmental aspects affecting the control of infectious […]