UP to 29,000 jobs would be lost in Victoria by 2020, under carbon emissions cuts backed by federal climate change adviser Ross Garnaut.
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- Published: Oct 27th, 2008
- Category: Australasia, Top Stories
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Carbon crisis to cost 29,000 jobs
- Author: admin
- Published: Oct 27th, 2008
- Category: Australasia
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Rabbits Threaten Carbon Offsets Industry
RABBITS in Victoria are chewing their way into a carbon sink potentially worth $300 million. Invasive Animal CRC chief executive officer Tony Peacock has warned that rabbits have reached a “tipping point” where they are threatening the growing carbon offset industry.
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- Published: Aug 9th, 2008
- Category: Carbon Market News
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40% Increase in Offset Providers b/w March-June
The recent update by the Carbon Offset Guide shows nearly 40% increase in the number of carbon offset providers between March and June 2008. According to Victorian Environment and Climate Change Minister Gavin Jennings, the website currently has 50 offset providers in its directory and 84% of these offer certified offsets, which refers to third-party verification of the product.
The offset guide is the combined work of Global Sustainability at RMIT and EPA Victoria, and is an extremely useful resource for professionals operating in the carbon offset market. Global Sustainability Director at RMIT Caroline Bayliss states some of the recent increase is because of the growing number of brokers moving to the offset market.
