Full Cobbora coal piece
I had an op ed piece in yesterday’s Sydney Morning Herald about the economic assessment of coal and coal seam gas projects. The piece was originally longer and focussed more.. read more
I had an op ed piece in yesterday’s Sydney Morning Herald about the economic assessment of coal and coal seam gas projects. The piece was originally longer and focussed more.. read more
It’s not often the Economists at Large website breaks the big stories, but here is a scoop – Environment Minister Tony Burke has delayed his decision on whether to permit.. read more
We’ve made a submission on the environmental impact statement of the Stratford coal project, on behalf of the Barrington-Gloucester-Stroud Preservation Alliance. The submission has already been getting some media attention, here’s.. read more
The NSW Planning and Assessment Commission has given its approval to the Tarrawonga coal project. We made a submission to the environmental impact assessment of the project and also presented.. read more
Update: Rod’s piece in the SMH got quite a bit of attention. Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek Mine has been in the news this week, after anti-coal activist, Jonothan Moylan,.. read more
We made a submission to the NSW Treasury and Department of Planning Guideline for the use of Cost Benefit Analysis in mining and coal seam gas proposals. We think the guidelines are.. read more
Last week Rod was literally “at large”, appearing at Planning and Assessment Commission (PAC) hearings in parts of NSW where most economists fear to tread – Dunedoo and Boggabri. The.. read more
A couple of weeks ago we made a submission on the economic assessment of NSW’s controversial Coborra Coal Project. The project is particularly controversial as it is a state owned.. read more