Behind the 'fourth way' in cutting carbon emissions
Just as they say there's more than one way to skin a cat, so there are a lot of ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Ross Gittins is economics editor of the SMH and an economic columnist for The Age. His books include Gittins' Guide to Economics, Gittinomics and The Happy Economist.
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Just as they say there's more than one way to skin a cat, so there are a lot of ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Everyone accepts the importance of innovation and agile thinking but, as with most professions, it doesn't come easy to economic practitioners.
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We're already back to a balanced recurrent budget. So why so much hand-wringing?
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The lack of political donations from companies during the election should send a clear message to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
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