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Agriculture, Climate change, Economics, Policy, Politics

347. Soil carbon is a highly flawed climate policy, Part 2

3 May, 20216 May, 2021 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

My last post was about why payments for soil carbon from the Government’s climate change program will provide little benefit to farmers, unless the program

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Communication, Economics

Decision criteria for Benefit-Cost Analysis – A world of confusion

30 April, 202119 April, 2022 by David Pannell2 Min Reading

Speaker: David Pannell A seminar presented by Agricultural and Resource Economics (University of Western Australia) and the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (WA Branch)

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Agriculture, Climate change, Economics, Environment, Latest, Policy, Politics

346. Soil carbon is a highly flawed climate policy, Part 1

26 April, 202128 April, 2021 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

The idea of paying farmers to sequester carbon in agricultural soils has once again become politically prominent. It is still an idea with little potential

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Economics, Latest, People, Policy, Social issues

345. Personal freedom versus the public good

11 January, 202112 January, 2021 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

Most people accept that it is appropriate for governments to impose restrictions on us to reduce illness and loss of life due to COVID-19. But

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Economics, Latest, Policy

344. Applied Benefit: Cost Analysis course

5 January, 202121 September, 2023 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

Starting on 22 February 2021, I’m offering a new online course in Applied Benefit: Cost Analysis. It’s a bargain-priced, full-semester university course. Applied BCA Flier

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Communication, Latest

343. Making video lectures part 2

19 October, 202020 October, 2020 by David Pannell4 Min Reading

This is a sequel to Pannell Discussion 334 on “Making video lectures”. I was asked by AARES to present a webinar on the topic, which

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