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Australia wants to use cabon credits to protect rain forests
Monday, 30 Mar, 2009 – 3:09 | Posted by GreenCollar

Australia has submitted a proposal to U.N. climate negotiators outlining a scheme to use carbon credits to protect rain forests.
The submission is being reviewed by negotiators meeting in Bonn, Germany, to discuss a new climate …

US to host climate change discussion
Sunday, 29 Mar, 2009 – 3:15 | Posted by GreenCollar

The United States will host a meeting of major economies in late April to pave the way for an international agreement on climate change and energy later in the year, the White House has announced.
The …

New CDM afforestation/reforestation projects approved
Wednesday, 25 Mar, 2009 – 23:46 | Posted by GreenCollar

Two new afforestation and reforestation  projects have been approved by the UN Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in March, according to the World Bank, which manages them.
The  Moldova Soil Conservation Project  is run by Moldova’s State …

Carbon scheme legislation out
Wednesday, 11 Mar, 2009 – 2:12 | Posted by GreenCollar

Draft legislation for Australia’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) has been released, following the guidelines laid out by last year’s White Paper.
The scheme, which will be used as a tool to help reach the nation’s emissions reduction …