COVID-19 has undoubtedly been devastating. Much of the devastation and fear around the disease stem from the unprecedented novelties of the virus, originally named ‘2019 Novel Coronavirus’ to describe this ‘novel’ or ‘new’ strain of coronavirus.

One thing is certain in this context: anyone having to sign off on the Carbon Tax Bill has an unenviable job.

Air pollution and its impact on human health is receiving increasing attention.

Fracking, a process which enables access to shale gas not accessible to conventional drilling operations, is a good example of the environmental, social and economic balancing act required of decision makers.