THE scientist who first convinced the world that climate change was a problem has backed a Greens’ proposal for a carbon tax as the only solution being offered in Canberra.
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THE opposition has been accused of misrepresenting the US climate policy debate by claiming it is moving towards the ”direct action” approach proposed by Tony Abbott.
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Natural gas is being adopted globally as a fuel source for transport vehicles. Gas Today caught up with natural gas vehicle experts Brett Jarman and Ollie Clark to discuss the future of natural gas vehicles in Australia and worldwide.
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TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:The Indonesian and Australian governments have agreed on carbon trade cooperation of AUS$ 30 million.
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While it has often been blamed for adding to atmospheric carbon problems, the agriculture sector could be absorbing carbon emissions if farmers grow the right plants, an expert says.
Professor Richard Bush of Southern Cross University (Australia) told an audience of students and lecturers in Jakarta that certain plants could be utilized for carbon sequestration (storing carbon dioxide) to reduce atmospheric carbon and control climate change.
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AUSTRALIA’S motor vehicle fleet cut their carbon emissions again last year – and some of the biggest improvements came from the largest guzzlers.
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The NSW Government will today host a roundtable discussion on the opportunities and risks for businesses in moving to a low-carbon economy, Minister for State Development Ian Macdonald said.
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Shares in NZX Limited have taken a hit on the company’s own exchange today after it slashed $19.9 million from the expected sale proceeds of its carbon trading business.
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A prominent central Australian Aboriginal man says the law needs to be changed so more Aboriginal people can get involved in carbon trading.
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Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) — NZX Group Ltd. had its biggest one- day drop in Wellington trading after the operator of New Zealand’s stock exchange slashed NZ$19.9 million ($14 million) from the expected sale proceeds of its carbon registry unit.
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Beyond Zero Emissions’ Zero Carbon Australia 2020 (ZCA2020) Stationary Energy Plan is a detailed, costed blueprint demonstrating how Australia can reach zero emissions electricity by 2020 using existing technology.
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THE former opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull has labelled Tony Abbott’s climate change policy as ”a recipe for fiscal recklessness on a grand scale” that would increase taxes and fail to reduce emissions.
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A prominent central Australian Aboriginal man says the law needs to be changed so more Aboriginal people can get involved in carbon trading.
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There is always something poignant about a lone backbencher taking a public stand against their political party, but it assumes an agonising edge when that backbencher is a freshly dumped leader.
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CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- Australia’s premier science agency Monday unveiled a A$ 70 million a year program to cut carbon emissions by 50% and boost farm sector productivity by at least 50% by 2030.
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