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Call for climate crime unit
Tuesday, 30 Jun, 2009 – 6:34 | Posted by GreenCollar

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) Association has called on the federal government to consider establishing a climate change crime investigation group, The Canberra Times reported. The group would look at a range of crises and …

US House passes climate bill; Senate to look at it next
Monday, 29 Jun, 2009 – 8:37 | Posted by Jan Rieche

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Bill (ACES) last Friday, in a historic vote to advance climate legislation.
The bill, passed by a narrow margin of 219 to 212, would introduce a cap-and-trade scheme and …

Good news for trading scheme
Monday, 29 Jun, 2009 – 0:04 | Posted by GreenCollar

The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) could win parliamentary support this year, after Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull appeared to back down on demands debate be put off until next year and as a poll found …

Australian business still apathetic on carbon trading
Friday, 26 Jun, 2009 – 5:53 | Posted by GreenCollar

Sourced from businessday.com.au
Big business is unprepared for the national carbon emissions trading scheme set to begin within two years, a new urvey has found.
Only 36 percent of the senior executives surveyed were aware the federal …

Global report calls for greener energy, transport
Friday, 19 Jun, 2009 – 6:14 | Posted by GreenCollar

The world’s governments must act quickly to develop policies that shift their economies from reliance on fossil fuels to renewable energy, a global report says.
It warns climate change is happening much faster than predicted and …

Wind holds promise of work for thousands
Tuesday, 16 Jun, 2009 – 6:10 | Posted by GreenCollar

The green energy sector may soon power on, creating thousands of jobs, according to a report in The Australian June 18.
The number of wind farms in Australia is about to grow and with it new jobs will …

Australian consumer and competition watchdog to investigate misleading climate facts
Tuesday, 16 Jun, 2009 – 6:07 | Posted by GreenCollar

The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has asked the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to investigate if six of the country’s largest companies have made misleading statements regarding the impact of climate policies so they could …

Emission reduction pledges not ambitious enough, UNFCCC chief
Friday, 5 Jun, 2009 – 5:56 | Posted by GreenCollar

Climate chief Yvo de Boer this week welcomed a near-complete list of post-2012 emission reduction pledges from industrialised countries, but warned that the level of ambition is not high enough.
De Boer said that his confidence …