On Climate Change, 25 May 2009

An SPC Position Paper by Bill Frilay Click.

Bill Frilay examines the evidence about the threat from global warming and argues that the world needs to take urgent action. He draws from the Princeton Wedge list to show how the levels of greenhouse gases can be significantly reduced by multiple new strategies and technologies.

He looks at Australian government policies, including the debate about the Emissions Trading Scheme versus a carbon tax. He also considers ethical aspects to ensure that unfair burdens do not fall on the poor or on the poorer developing countries.

'Australia's Overseas Aid and Development Strategy'
Bill Frilay, 19 August 2008

In this paper Bill Frilay assesses the changes to Australia's aid and development policies under the Rudd Government,
particularly in light of the UN Millennium Development Goals.

* What is Australia's aid strategy?
* Coordination between AusAid and NGOs
* The effectiveness of aid

Click here for Bill Frilay's full article.

For a church perspective, see the launch by Cardinal Edward Cassidy of Bruce Duncan's booklet, Ending Hunger: how far can we go, in Melbourne in 2005. Click here. For the full booklet, click here.