http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/alex-kazaglis/ Alex Kazaglis is a senior economist at the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), an independent advisory body to the UK Government. He has also conducted research investigating the Committee`s influence over climate change policy in the UK. Before uprooting to the UK, he worked as a consultant at the Institute for Sustainable Futures in Sydney, and has published many articles in academic journals and other publications. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/The-Poms-cut-carbon-without-whingeing-why-cant-we/ Julia Gillard must find it hard to imagine coalition politics ever resulting in Government commitments to radically reduce carbon emissions. This week, however, the UK Government, run by a Conservative-led coalition presiding over an era of recession and budget cuts, confirmed their commitment to green the UK economy. UK Cabinet approved a reduction in emissions to around 50 per cent in 2025 in its decision on the “Fourth Carbon Budget”, which is a level of allowable emissions for the 2020s. This builds on the UK’s previous commitments in the nearer term – the first three carbon budgets. Taken together, the carbon budget’s framework puts the UK economy on track to contributing its share to keeping warming to under the internationally recognised benchmark of around two degrees Celsius. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Alex Kazaglis) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/The-Poms-cut-carbon-without-whingeing-why-cant-we/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/The-Poms-cut-carbon-without-whingeing-why-cant-we/#item5876 Wed, 18 May 2011 20:00:43 +0000 Alex Kazaglis | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gillard-needs-a-body-with-real-teeth-to-tackle-climate-change/ The debate during the first weeks of the election campaign has been dominated by the controversy surrounding Gillards proposed “Citizens Assembly”. Despite this, it is one of Gillards` other proposals that could prove much more important: the creation of a Climate Change Commission to provide “evidence and information about climate change to all Australians”. At first, the Climate Commission may not appear a compelling and visionary proposal for the future of climate policy. However in the UK a highly successful prototype- the Committee on Climate Change - has begun to create the deep and lasting consensus that Julia Gillard so strongly desires. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Alex Kazaglis) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gillard-needs-a-body-with-real-teeth-to-tackle-climate-change/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gillard-needs-a-body-with-real-teeth-to-tackle-climate-change/#item3712 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:35:37 +0000 Alex Kazaglis | Author bios | The Punch