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Noah Smith’s “2 paper” rule and the climate change silo
Noah Smith’s “2 paper” rule and the climate change siloAs someone who relishes interdisciplinary debate, I quite liked Noah’s 2 paper idea. It’s constructive when people with deep expertise can discuss...
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Before you start speculating about what Trump/Paris means for Australian...
I wrote this short Twitter thread for journalists in particular. I know when something big happens internationally, like Trump’s Paris announcement, it’s tempting to get into horse race mode about the...
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Some of the most interesting, least-covered climate-related stories of 2017
AKA: stuff that piqued my interest and still does, even months laterSource: Pixabay, YIversMore important things happened, for sure, but here are some I remembered, brought up in conversation, went...
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Risks of climate change impacts to corporations: A few thoughts on the new...
A new paper from the European Bank of Reconstruction & Development will likely be very influential on shaping thinking about understanding and disclosing impacts of climate change for companies and...
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Australian corporate climate-related disclosure is not great
ASIC, Australia’s corporate regulator, released a report into climate risk disclosure by listed Australian companies.They are not great. While 40% of ASX100 companies (based on a sample of 20) made...
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What Australian financial regulators have said about climate risk
Below is my transcript of responses from the RBA’s Guy Debelle and APRA chair Wayne Byres when asked about climate risk on September 16. Please check it against the original recording (an official...
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It’s okay to criticise the entire WSJ for their climate denying editorials
Economist Jeffrey Sachs wrote in HuffPo last month* that the WSJ isn’t serving its audience because it misinforms them. The WSJ editorial on the outcome of the COP21 climate summit sneered:“If climate...
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