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Abbott’s love of coal is holding us back on emissions targets – The Drum

Posted on August 20, 2015 by

Originally published at The Drum (ABC). By Warwick Smith Posted 11 Aug 2015, 4:23pm A larger emissions reduction target would have come at very little additional cost to GDP, but it would have involved the loss of jobs in the … Continue reading →

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Coal or bust: How Abbott is stranding Australia

Posted on July 6, 2014 by

By Warwick Smith Originally published at Independent Australia The Abbott government appears intent on dismantling the small but vibrant renewable energy industry in Australia. At the very moment when the rest of the world is coming to their senses about … Continue reading →

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