CNY vs USD and AUD vs USD – What are the likely effects of this? Bloomberg has a lot of articles here. Chinese exports will be cheaper – But China still has to buy raw materials mostly priced in US$. Is there a move already I wonder for China to pay for its imports in … Continue reading Twin Chinese devaluations – we live in interesting times →

These two online articles show that concern is rising in the USA about two main issues around the shutdown of coal fired power – the impact of higher electricity prices on the less well off and the reliability of the grid. I hope that policymakers in the USA can learn from Australian experience after our … Continue reading President Obama using the EPA to shut down coal fired electricity generation in the USA →

World oil price collapsing 28 Nov 2014 – We have all seen the news a week ago how the West plus Russia and China agreed to delay until mid-2015 talks over Iran’s nuclear production capabilities. – Iranian nuclear negotiations deadline postponed – The West is so weak the Iranians would be laughing if it was … Continue reading Saudis oil pumping crashes oil price kneecapping the Iranian economy – how do the Teheran Mullahs pay to build those nukes now? →

I was reading this 2012 article on India-China border disputes with useful map when I noticed their GraphicDetail section where they produce an interesting graphic every day. The entries for 22nd and 23rd of September caught my eye. On the 22nd GraphicDetail was bemoaning the health effect of emissions from coal fired power stations – … Continue reading “The Economist” could read what they said they day before →

The Australian is reporting – Suicide warning as Labor locks up fisheries – full text pasted below. This map from AdelaideNow Nov 2012 is the only statewide map I have found. More detailed and up to date maps are here. Concerned fishing people say. SBS says – Fishermen downcast as marine sanctuaries prevail in SA. … Continue reading Fishing industry disquiet at South Australia State Labor Govt increasing areas of marine parks on back of Green claims →

Hard working people want their lives improved. I keep hearing on the mainstream media about the end of the Australian mining boom. So I was curious to see what was happening with steel production numbers. All statistics from World Steel Association – first chart 1980-2013 annual production. Then 2009-Feb2014 monthly production – red M = … Continue reading The force of our time – Chinese steel production 1980-2013 →

I see the biggest single grant was $94Million in 2010 to birth the Australian Carbon Trust Limited headed by one Michael Rann – that later transformed into Low Carbon Australia which later again was integrated into the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). CSIRO seems to be the biggest single grants recipient with about $48million – … Continue reading A Quarter $Billion in climate change grants over three years 2010-2012 →