| Sourced From Greenleft.org.au |
If combating climate change is left up to the governments of the worlds wealthy nations, much of humanity is likely done for.
- Author: admin
- Published: Jun 12th, 2009
- Category: Press Releases
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A New Measure of Global Warming From Carbon Emissions
| Sourced From Newswire.ascribe.org |
MONTREAL, June 10 (AScribe Newswire) — Damon Matthews, a professor in Concordia University’s Department of Geography, Planning and the Environment has found a direct relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and global warming. Matthews, together with colleagues from Victoria and the U.K., used a combination of global climate models and historical climate data to show that there is a simple linear relationship between total cumulative emissions and global temperature change. These findings will be published in the next edition of Nature, to be released on June 11, 2009.
- Author: admin
- Published: Apr 28th, 2009
- Category: Australasia
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Green group seeks rules for carbon sinks
| Sourced From SMH.com.au |
TAX breaks for tree planting should be given to organisations that can prove they will offer other environmental benefits such as restoring degraded land and boosting the number of native plants, Australia’s largest environment group, Greening Australia, says.
Key role of forests ‘may be lost’
| Sourced From BBC News |
Forests’ role as massive carbon sinks is “at risk of being lost entirely”, top forestry scientists have warned.
- Author: admin
- Published: Apr 13th, 2009
- Category: Australasia
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Govt’s “bookkeeping” carbon cuts won’t work
| Sourced From Stock & Land |
SENIOR CSIRO scientists are set to deliver a sharp rebuke to the Federal Government over its climate change policies, urging deep cuts to coal-fired electricity and tougher carbon reduction targets.
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- Published: Jan 21st, 2009
- Category: Australasia
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More opposition to carbon sink tax concessions
| Sourced From ABC Rural |
The pressure group, Sustainable Agricultural Communities Australia, is opposing emissions trading legislation that gives tax deductions for trees planted as carbon sinks.
