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Crikey Talks

The Carbon Club

22 September 2020. 1pm AEDT

We were joined by Marian Wilkinson, journalist and author of the new book, The Carbon Club.

Crikey‘s Peter Fray and Chris Woods had plenty of questions for Marian, delving into the politics of climate change and chronic inaction that has plagued successive federal governments for two decades.

They discussed:

  • A gas-led recovery with gas as a transitional fuel for the next decade only
  • Australia’s climate policy warfare
  • The transition to clean energy and private company contributions

Read the book review from Margot Saville – Tony Abbott and the ‘people’s revolt’ against Gillard’s climate policy.

Also for more on our recent climate coverage, check out these great articles from Georgia Wilkins (Forget the lobbying. It’s the spin that wins on climate, report finds) and Bernard Keane (A policy of the fossil fuel companies, by the fossil fuel companies, for the fossil fuel companies).

Enjoy the highlights and replay.

Speakers

Peter Fray Former editor-in-chief

Peter Fray

Former editor-in-chief @PeterFray
Peter is Crikey's editor-in-chief and managing editor of Private Media. He is formerly the editor-in-chief of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald, the editor of the SMH, The Sunday Age and The Canberra Times and the deputy editor of The Australian and The Sun-Herald.
Chris Woods Former Worm Editor

Chris Woods

Former Worm Editor @tophermwoods
A political, science and immigration journalist, Chris is the former editor of the Crikey Worm and a former journalist for Crikey and The Mandarin. His previous work has included the Long Island campus newspaper The Statesman, Brisbane startup blog ‘The Tech Street Journal’, Junkee, Pedestrian.TV, and the Saturday Paper.
Marian Wilkinson Author, Journalist

Marian Wilkinson

Author, Journalist @mwilkinson54
Marian is a multi-award-winning journalist with a career that has spanned radio, television and print. She has covered politics, national security, refugee issues and climate change as well as serving as a foreign correspondent in Washington, DC for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. She was a deputy editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, executive producer of the ABC's Four Corners program and a senior reporter with Four Corners.
The Carbon Club

Get the Book

How a network of influential climate sceptics, politicians and business leaders fought to control Australia’s climate policy.

The Carbon Club reveals the truth behind Australia’s two decades of climate inaction. It’s the story of how a loose confederation of influential climate-science sceptics, politicians and business leaders sought to control Australia’s response to the climate crisis.

They shared a fear that dealing with climate change would undermine the nation’s wealth, jobs and competitive advantage – and the power of the carbon club.

Get the book here.

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