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Submission to the “Review of Australia’s climate change policies”

Dr. David Adamson, Senior Research fellow at The Centre for Global Food and Resources, shares his private submission to the ‘Review of Australia’s climate change policies’. The discussion paper can be found here and Dr. Adamson’s submission is shown below. Submission to the Review of Australia’s climate change policies By David Adamson[1] The document is highly […]

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Plain Packaging, ISDS & Trade

Dr. David Adamson, Senior Research fellow at The Centre for Global Food and Resources, shares his thoughts on plain packaging, Investor State Dispute Settlements (ISDS) and trade.   Recent developments to encourage economic integration via international agreements (these are not free trade deals) often include a clauses allowing for the ISDS process to be included. […]

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The first rule of holes!

When you are in a hole, stop digging – better still, start filling it in! Drawing attention to this simple rule ECO – an NGO newsletter at COP 22 – draws attention to the opportunity for countries to reduce carbon emissions by phasing out carbon subsidies. According to the IMF, in 2015 Australia ranks 5th […]

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