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Regulation
The Role of Performative Public Consultation in Political Greenwashing
Bulga Coal mine Panorama, near Broke NSW Australia As I write this article the time window for public comment on the draft of the National Environmental Standard for Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES Standard) has just closed. Justine Bell-James, Professor at the TC Beirne School of Law who reviewed the standards in detail after they were released 4 weeks ago, crystalised what many people who care about the environment intuitively know, “in essence –…
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New Thinking
Why Don’t You…Not Attend Davos Meeting
As a kid in 1970s Britain, the BBC’s children’s television series Why Don’t You Just Switch Off The Television Set…
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Biodiversity
Trapped, Burnt and Shot
Just how genuine is the public’s affection for koalas? That is being tested in Victoria because of the questionable aerial…
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New Thinking
Slowing The Extinction Crisis For Less Than The Price Of A Second Hand Car
istockphoto.com In the last week a Mercedes-Benz W196 from 1954, once driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss sold…
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And The Show Must Go On
istockphoto.com What is the purpose of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland? Author Anand Giridharadas called…
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New Thinking
The Leadership – Empathy Gap
istockphoto.com As billionaires are being invited by Trump to fill key roles, the result will be wealthiest administration in US…
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New Thinking
Are We At An Ideological Breaking Point? Will We Breakthrough or Breakdown?
istockphoto.com The world stands at a critical juncture—facing systemic challenges that threaten the very foundations of our societies, economies, and…
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Biodiversity
Show Me The Money
istockphoto.com The chasm between aspiration and reality comes down to the stalemate on money at CoP 16. A 2020 publication,…
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Biodiversity
The Legal Trade In Wild Species: Deadly By Design
Carolyn Smith | istockphoto.com The contradictions in Colombia hosting the CDB COP16 are stark. This isn’t only about the thousands…
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Biodiversity
Indigenous Groups Are Sceptical Of CBD CoP16. Good, They Should Be.
istockphoto.com Highlighting what to monitor during CoP 16, one article asks, “Will Indigenous groups play a role in decisions?” going…
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Regulation
MMT, Unproductive Money And Unnecessary Consumption
Wara1982 | istockphoto.com As the crises of global warming and biodiversity edge ever closer to collapse, I find myself thinking,…
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Biodiversity
The Problem Of Semantics When Creating Protected Areas
Alistair Burls | istockphoto.com Undoubtedly the Federal Labor government needed a headline grabber at the start of the Nature Positive…
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New Thinking
Broken Men With Power
Motortion | istockphoto.com Many years ago I first heard the phrase, “there is nothing more dangerous than a broken man…
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