Energy policy captive to lobbyists and 'mad ideologues', Tim Flannery says

Five years after the Climate Commission's axing, its former head says there has been progress as well as setbacksFive years since the Abbott government scrapped the Climate Commission, the environmentalist Tim Flannery says our energy policy remains hostage to lobbyists, political self-interest and "mad ideologues".But the organisation Flannery helped start from the ashes of Abbott's climate bonfire, the Climate Council, says that attitudes have shifted substantially since 2013 - at least those outside federal parliament. Continue reading...