Tag Archives: environment

A failure of collective intelligence

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Warwick Smith

By Warwick Smith An essay I wrote has won second prize in New Philosopher magazine’s latest writer’s prize and has been published in the magazine. As I did with my last New Philosopher essay, I’ll probably publish this in another … Continue reading →

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Article at The Drum on tax and dividend carbon pricing

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Warwick Smith

Carbon price round two: let’s get it right this time By Warwick Smith Originally published at ABC’s The Drum Posted Fri 29 Aug 2014 Photo: A tax and dividend system could quickly result in a price high enough for renewable … Continue reading →

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Tony Abbot the conservationist

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Warwick Smith

By Warwick Smith Despite once infamously stating that the science behind human induced climate change was “absolute crap”, Tony Abbott has since publicly accepted that climate change really is happening and that he wants to do something about it. Last … Continue reading →

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Addictive taxes, resources and gambling

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Warwick Smith

I’ve written recently about the desirability of a resource rent tax for Australia. However, it’s not a simple issue and there are some potential pitfalls. Possibly the most important of these is the risk that governments will become addicted to … Continue reading →

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Great article by Bob Douglas

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Warwick Smith

This article highlights how broken our political process is and provides a critical example of how issues that both major parties agree on (or ignore) are virtually removed from democratic scrutiny. I wrote an article related to this one in … Continue reading →

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Brown coal Victoria’s economic saviour. Really? Are they serious?

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Warwick Smith

The Victorian Minister for State Development, Peter Ryan, spoke in State Parliament: Victoria has one of the world’s most extensive brown coal deposits and the government is committed to maximising the opportunities to develop this resource in support of economic … Continue reading →

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