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Brendan Mackey
Prof Brendan Mackey is Director of the Griffith Climate Change Response Program and the National Climate Change Adaptation Facility. He is a coordinating lead author for the IPCC 6th assessment report, Working Group II on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation
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For Australia to meet emissions reduction targets, we don’t need nuclear energy
The Federal Opposition’s energy policy includes the construction of nuclear power plants. Peter Dutton says that we need them because Australia’s emissions reduction target of 43% on 2005 levels by 2030 is unachievable. Is this true? We argue that it is not – and especially if the Australian Government works with state and territory governments Continue reading »
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Brendan Mackey. How good is the Paris Agreement?
Finally, we have a new international climate change agreement to guide action post-2020. The Paris conference delivered on its promise thanks to skilful diplomacy by the French, a general sense of good will among nations, dedicated national delegates working through the night more often than not seeking consensus language on difficult issues, along with Continue reading »
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Brendan Mackey. Green vision for a brown country
Policy Series Introduction Like we do in many areas, such as sport and financial services, Australian conservation punches above its weight in the international arena. Australia is signatory to all major multilateral environmental agreements including the Convention on Biological Diversity and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, we have environmental law in all three Continue reading »
