10 October 2019. The Conversation. It’s only October, so what’s with all these bushfires? New research explains it. Summer might be more than six weeks away, but out-of-control bushfires have already torn across parts of eastern Australia in recent days, destroying … Continue reading →
Category Archives: PLEA Network
7 June 2019, The Conversation, Why there’s more greenhouse gas in the atmosphere than you may have realised. This week brought news that atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels at the Mauna Loa atmospheric observatory in Hawaii have risen steeply for the seventh … Continue reading →
7 June 2019, The Conversation, NZ has dethroned GDP as a measure of success, but will Ardern’s government be transformational? When you’re in politics, words are a high-stakes game. Voters and journalists hold you to them and there is a risk … Continue reading →
3 June 2019, The Conversation, Explaining Adani: why would a billionaire persist with a mine that will probably lose money? By mid-June, if everything goes as expected, Adani Australia will receive the final environmental approvals for its proposed Carmichael coal mine … Continue reading →