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Newedge Group, one of the world’s biggest independent futures brokers, has closed its energy and environmental markets business in Australia after the country’s carbon-trading reforms stalled.

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Posted on March 18, 2010 · in Australasia

The Bowen Pastoral Agricultural Association in north Queensland will get a State Government grant to turn its annual show into a low-carbon event.

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Posted on March 14, 2010 · in Australasia

ACCORDING to Klüber Lubrication, specialty lubricants can help operators considerably reduce their energy costs and improve their CO2 balance.

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Posted on March 13, 2010 · in Australasia

When it comes to avoiding the most catastrophic impacts of global warming then whatever the financial cost, the price is still worth paying. But new research by Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE) shows Australia could meet 100% of its stationary energy needs from renewables in a decade and stimulate the economy at the same time.

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Posted on March 13, 2010 · in Australasia

The Federal Court of Australia has declared that Prime Carbon Pty Ltd made false or misleading representations concerning the supply of its services in relation to the sale of carbon credits.

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Posted on March 12, 2010 · in Australasia

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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Posted on March 9, 2010 · in Australasia

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:The Indonesian and Australian governments have agreed on carbon trade cooperation of AUS$ 30 million.

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Posted on March 8, 2010 · in Australasia

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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Posted on February 23, 2010 · in Australasia

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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Posted on February 21, 2010 · in Australasia

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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Posted on February 16, 2010 · in Australasia

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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Posted on February 15, 2010 · in Australasia

The CSIRO has set its sights on increasing the nation’s agricultural productivity by 50 per cent, while cutting carbon emissions by the same amount.

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Posted on February 15, 2010 · in Australasia

Scientists have found camels to be the third-highest carbon-emitting animal per head on the planet, behind only cattle and buffalo. Culling the one million feral camels that currently roam the outback would be equivalent to taking 300,000 cars off the road in terms of the reduction to the country’s greenhouse gases.

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Posted on February 14, 2010 · in Australasia

CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s revised plans for a carbon pollution trading system sustained a blow when all but one opposition lawmaker voted against the legislative package in Parliament.

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Posted on February 13, 2010 · in Australasia

For most of the past year, pork producers have been studying their carbon footprint and have learned some important and interesting information: manure management plays a large role in carbon emissions, transportation plays a minor role, processors are efficient and more than 25 per cent of pork’s footprint occurs at the retail store and home levels.These are the early findings of a pork checkoff-funded study by environmental specialists at the University of Arkansas that were recently reported by Dr Gregory Thoma, a professor in the university’s department of agriculture chemical engineering.

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Posted on February 12, 2010 · in Australasia