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Sunday 29 June 2008
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Climate change is a battleground of risk. It appears we need to make fateful decisions in a context of exceptional uncertainly. Enter Ross Garnaut. He has been commissioned by Australia's Commonwealth, state and territory governments to make sense of the risks, costs and benefits of tackling runaway carbon emissions. His interim report is due this week. Today we hear from the man himself, delivering the sixth HW Arndt Memorial Lecture at the Australian National University. Can the immeasurable be measured?
Sunday 22 June 2008
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Forget renewable energy. Clean coal and 'nice' nuclear will be the way to go if we are to slash greenhouse gas emissions. It's all about base load and consumer expectations. This week, in the second of two public forums on technology and climate change, supporters of coal and uranium make their case.
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Sunday 15 June 2008
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The federal government has committed us to reducing our greenhouse emissions by 60% over the next 40 years. Meanwhile the demand for electricity continues to head north. Maybe the answer will come from on high, beneath our feet, or it's blowing in the wind. Join us for the first of two panel discussions on tackling that target. Today proponents of renewable energy put forward their best, new technologies.
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Sunday 08 June 2008
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What ever happened to the barbecue stopper? The term has made it into the dictionary. But the issue it originally described in 2002 remains rare on the back burner. The work-home bind stalks the modern family, and in particular women who carry the brunt of care. Can love and money strike a balance? Anne Manne considers the shadow economy, and what it might take to broaden the definition of equality to include dependency and the care of others.
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