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World Bank calls for integrated water management
Wednesday, 1 Sep, 2010 – 5:47 | No Comment

Soaring population growth, climate change and greater demands for food are placing increasing demands on Earth’s water resources, requiring an integrated approach for sustainable water management, according to a new World Bank report.
“We can’t properly …

Russia registers first JI carbon project
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010 – 1:42 | No Comment

Russia submitted for registration its first carbon emissions reduction project under a special United Nations procedure, a step the UNFCCC has said can signal “a substantial increase” of followers, Bloomberg reported. 
The joint implementation (JI) project will …

IPCC should communicate uncertainty better, report says
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010 – 1:35 | No Comment

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) should adjust the way it communicates scientific uncertainty about climate change and reform its management structure, according to a report presented UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and IPCC Chair …

Africa is next stop for carbon projects
Monday, 30 Aug, 2010 – 1:06 | No Comment

Africa is turning into a major source of premium carbon projects, according to the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA).

The world’s least developed region accounts for about 3 percent of the project pipeline under the Clean Development …

Independents and Greens demand climate action
Wednesday, 25 Aug, 2010 – 6:18 | No Comment

Australia’s new Green Party MP Adam Bandt joined with independents – Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott – in a call for action on climate change.
Speaking at the Press Club on Wednesday, Bandt reiterated the Green …

Blame it on climate change
Wednesday, 25 Aug, 2010 – 4:19 | No Comment

Climate change is increasingly being blamed for weather disasters leading to disease, hunger and homelessness. This is a short summary of recent disasters and other unfortunate developments blamed on climate change.

In Latin America, diseases like …

Japan carbon credits come expensive
Wednesday, 25 Aug, 2010 – 3:28 | No Comment

The first carbon credits in Tokyo’s new cap-and-trade scheme traded hands on Monday at a price of  US$142 per tonne, well above market rates for carbon elsewhere, PointCarbon News reported.
Carbon credits traded were generated from an …

What critical independents have said about climate change
Tuesday, 24 Aug, 2010 – 1:02 | No Comment

Independents now have the power to influence Australia’s climate change policy for years to come. Here is a review of their positions, as extracted from public statements during the past two years and debates around …

Election time climate change policies reviewed
Wednesday, 18 Aug, 2010 – 8:58 | No Comment

During the election campaign, the Federal government announced some revamped climate change policy.  The one that stole most headlines was Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement that if re-elected, her government would establish a “citizen’s assembly” …

ClimateSpectator: The Heart of the Matter
Tuesday, 17 Aug, 2010 – 9:23 | No Comment

– from the Climate Spectator website; 16 August 2010
The Heart of the Matter
by Dr Mark Dangerfield, technical director, GCS
Recently the NSW Natural Resources Commissioner, Dr John Williams, hosted a workshop in Canberra on resilience thinking …