Is carbon trading a just policy response to climate change? To answer this question, I begin by proposing necessary conditions for a just emissions trading scheme. It should lower emissions, and distribute burdens fairly. The Australian carbon trading scheme did not meet these conditions. The...

How have Australian social movement actors sought sway in the political contest over climate change 2007-2013? This paper traces shifting movement strategies during a protracted period of political contestation over climate change and fossil fuels in Australia. It reveals the strategies and...

"Climate change makes fossil fuels unburnable, yet global coal production has almost doubled over the last 20 years. This book explores how the world can stop mining coal - the most prolific source of greenhouse gas emissions. It documents efforts at halting coal production, focusing...