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China making a mockery of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, and no one seems to care

China is pushing forward with plans to finance and construct new nuclear power plants in Pakistan, in direct violation of its obligations to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). Yet barely a whisper of protest has been heard. US officials have appeased their Indian friends by expressing 'concern

By Vaughan Winterbottom

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International events in 2014 will test Australian Government's climate credibility

After its first few months, the Abbott Government's domestic and international climate credibility is threadbare, as is its commitment to commercialising clean energy alternatives. Threadbare, but not yet in complete tatters. This year will be revealing. 2014 will determine whether the Abbott

By John Connor

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Reader riposte: N enrichment in Australia and beyond

Richard Broinowski writes: In his speculative piece on a regional uranium enrichment plant in Australia, John Carlson gets a few things wrong. First, it is inaccurate to suggest that but for Labor's opposition, Australia might now be well on the way to establishing a uranium enrichment facility.

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Five things you shouldn't worry about (or look forward to) in 2014

As you have already seen courtesy of a piece by new contributor Robert Kelly on three things that won't happen in Northeast Asia this year, we've decided to invert the January ritual of making predictions about the coming year. So here's my short list of things that won't happen in 2014, for good

By Sam Roggeveen

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Two issues in carbon pricing: timing and competitiveness

This Working Paper in International Economics by David Pearce and Warwick McKibbin explores two issues that have emerged in recent policy discussions on the need for price signals to encourage efficient abatement of greenhouse gases.

By Warwick McKibbin, David Pearce

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China making a mockery of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, and no one seems to care

International events in 2014 will test Australian Government's climate credibility

Reader riposte: N enrichment in Australia and beyond

Five things you shouldn't worry about (or look forward to) in 2014

Two issues in carbon pricing: timing and competitiveness

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