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Land use has huge potential for curbing emissions: study
Wednesday, 14 Jul, 2010 – 16:56 | Posted by GreenCollar

Through better land management and a cull of feral animals, Australia’s Outback would serve as a massive “pollution bank,” cutting emissions by five percent by 2030, according to a study commissioned by the Pew Environment Group …

US climate bill proponents slim down plans
Wednesday, 14 Jul, 2010 – 16:28 | Posted by GreenCollar

The architects behind the proposed U.S. Senate climate legislation are working overtime to round up support for a slimmed-down version of  the bill that would curb emissions from only the electric utility sector.
Bill authors John Kerry …

World carbon market maturing: officials
Wednesday, 14 Jul, 2010 – 16:28 | Posted by GreenCollar

The world’s carbon credit market is maturing after being hit hard by the global financial crisis and will outlive the Kyoto Protocol that ends in 2012, according to World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank officials.
When the 2008 crisis …

China should act on climate: Smith
Wednesday, 14 Jul, 2010 – 15:38 | Posted by GreenCollar

Australia has called on China to do more to tackle climate change, despite not having much of a plan of its own.
Australia shelved its emissions trading scheme until 2013 and it is not clear if …

China clean tech investment through the roof
Tuesday, 13 Jul, 2010 – 17:17 | Posted by GreenCollar

China attracted more investment for clean energy technology in the second quarter than Europe and the U.S. combined, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Financing of wind turbines, solar panels and low carbon technology in China …