August 06, 2025

Climate News: Economist Ross Garnaut among those urging Australian Government to use 'roundtable discussions' to resurrect the carbon price

43 minutes

Ross Garnaut (pictured) is among those who have urged the Australian Government to use this month's roundtable discussions to boost Australia’s productivity and economy, and repair the budget as a platform to resurrect the carbon price - "Economists want a carbon price comeback – but does Australia have the political courage?";

"Great Barrier Reef suffers sharp decline in coral coverage after 'unheard of' heat events";

"Great Barrier Reef suffers biggest annual drop in live coral since 1980s after devastating coral bleaching";

"Renewable Energy Fit for a Superpower";

"How to answer the argument that Australia’s emissions are too small to make a difference";

"The agency asked five climate skeptics to write a report criticizing the consensus on global warming. Scientists are pointing out its errors.";

"Candidate Trump Promised Oil Executives a Windfall. Now, They’re Getting It.";

"Changes in Nature’s Symphony Can Reflect Climate Impacts":

"Australian researchers discover two invasive weeds have the potential to be burned as biofuel";

"Great Barrier Reef suffers biggest annual drop in live coral since 1980s after devastating coral bleaching";

"World’s biggest coral survey confirms sharp decline in Great Barrier Reef after heatwave";

"These students cut air pollution near their schools – by taking aim at their parents’ idling cars";

"What would a climate model made from music sound like? This team of artists and scientists has created one";

"TSI's Submission to the Economic Reform Roundtable";

"August to bring more rain and snow, but for farmers it’s ‘storm Lotto’";

"These kids want climate action. Here are the cutting questions they’re asking CEOs";

"Ten Victorian towns to lose piped gas as operator says network is too expensive";

"UN plastic pollution talks must result in ambitious treaty, leading expert says";

"‘The forest had gone’: the storm that moved a mountain";

"Heat, work, and worry: How is outdoor employment linked to concern about extreme heat?";

"Walkable Cities, Neighborhoods = Happy Communities";

"Energy Dept. Attacks Climate Science in Contentious Report";

"Australia's Bid for COP31: Why It Matters and Why You Should Care ";

"New National Climate Risk Assessment – more omission than commission?";

"Clean energy subsidies should be replaced with ‘market-based incentives’ from 2030, Australia’s Productivity Commission says";

"Threat of Nuclear War Is Rising, But Scientists Say the Public Can Change That";

"'A bellwether of change’: speed of glacier shrinking on remote Heard Island sounds alarm";

"5 ingenious things trees do that human designers can learn from";

"Romania to access EU funds to help areas affected by devastating floods, PM says";

"Offshore wind leasing is officially dead under Trump";

"Scientists slam Trump administration climate report as a ‘farce’ full of misinformation";

"Woman swept away in flood waters in Hunter region as emergency services respond to more than 1,450 calls";

"Going to waste: two years after REDcycle’s collapse, Australia’s soft plastics are hitting the environment hard";

"Troubling Scenes From an Arctic in Full-Tilt Crisis";

"Greening of Antarctica Is Another Sign of Significant Climate Shift on the Frozen Continent";

"Nordic countries hit by ‘truly unprecedented’ heatwave";

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By Robert McLean