Ben McNeil

Senior Fellow

Climate Change Research Centre

University of New South Wales

Sydney, Australia

Ph: 02 9385 7068

Fax: 02 9385 7123

 

 

Published Opinion

Climate Policy

  • McNeil, B.I., For Earth, a carbon price is priceless, Jun 16, 2008, The Sydney Morning Herald, Full article. Summary:Although you might think high petrol prices would automatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Australia, it may do the opposite, writes Ben McNeil.

  • McNeil, B.I., The Global Warming Paradox, July 13, 2007, The Sydney Morning Herald, Full article. Summary:Propagating false climate science uncertaintiy leaves no room for funding global warming solutions, writes Ben McNeil
  • McNeil, B.I., Climate change Hits the Hip-Pocket, Dec 21, 2006, The Age, Full article. Summary:Rising food prices are changing attitudes among Howard's battlers, writes Ben McNeil

  • McNeil, B.I., Climate Issues Move to Centre Stage in the US, Nov 20, 2006, Sydney Morning Herald, Full article. Summary:Australia will only change its policy on global warming if it gets the nod from the US, writes Ben McNeil

  • McNeil, B.I., Governments in greenhouse pacts shouldn't throw reductions, August 6, 2005, The Canberra Times, Full article. Summary:Far from being an an historic agreement for the cause of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as the prime minister claims, the new climate pact announced at the ASEAN regional forum will serve only to undermine international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Energy Policy

  • McNeil, B.I., Nuclear costs low-balled to keep it in energy debate, New Matilda, Tuesday, January 30, 2007, Full Article. Dr Ben McNeil argues that if likely blow-outs in construction costs are taken into account, the Switowski report's figures on nuclear power no longer stack up.

  • McNeil, B.I., An Addiction that Fouls the Air, January 16, 2007, Sydney Morning Herald, Full article. Summary:With all the concern about climate change one would think that coal power, the highest emitter of greenhouse gases, would be on the ropes, writes Ben McNeil

  • McNeil, B.I., The Dangers of Nuclear in an Age of Terrorism, January 10, 2007, The Canberra Times, Full article. Summary:There are other less riskier options than nuclear energy to reduce our greehouse gas emissions in an age of terrorism.

  • McNeil, B.I., Geosequestration: no silver bullet for greenhouse gas emissions, Nov 26, 2004, Online Opinion Full article and additional analysis

Education, Science & Technology

  • McNeil, B.I., Sanctity-of-life argument often doesn't extend to soldiers, August 21, 2006, The Canberra Times, Full article. Summary:Politicians who champion the moral high ground over sanctity of life can hardly oppose the use of human embryos for research yet also condone our involvement in the war in Iraq.

  • McNeil, B.I., Endowed by culture of giving, December 15, 2004, The Australian, Full article. Summary:Australian universities cannot hope to compete effectively in the international arena without a strong and expanding financial base. But is that just the responsibility of government?