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Australia last on climate
Mon, 14/09/09 – 1:15 | Posted by GreenCollar

Australia ranks last among wealthy countries in its ability to compete in a clean energy future, a new report has found.

Australia ranked 15th among G20 countries for its readiness to stay wealthy as it shifts …

EU proposes 100 billion Euros for developing countries
Mon, 14/09/09 – 1:01 | Posted by GreenCollar

In an effort to push global climate change talks forward, the European Union last week offered to pay up to 15 billion euros per year to help poorer nations confront climate change.
That adds up to …

Cost of Copenhagen $10bn, UN climate chief says
Wed, 9/09/09 – 1:13 | Posted by GreenCollar

The world’s richest nations will have to put US$10 billion “on the table” during the Copenhagen climate change summit, if the negotiations are to succeed, said Yvo De Boer, head of the United Nations Framework …

Australia approves amended GHG and energy reporting bill
Tue, 8/09/09 – 3:32 | Posted by GreenCollar

The Australian parliament has passed an amended greenhouse gas and energy reporting bill, which removes the  requirement for Australian firms to publish corporate-level energy production, PointCarbon reported.

The legislation was first introduced in 2007 in preparation …

Warmer winter cuts Australian emissions
Tue, 8/09/09 – 3:26 | Posted by GreenCollar

One of the warmest winters on record has helped Australia reduce its annual greenhouse gas emissions.
Winter emissions were cut by 3.1 million tonnes, which is the same as taking 3 million cars off the road, according to a …

20 percent renewables legislation passed
Thu, 20/08/09 – 2:28 | Posted by GreenCollar

The clean energy industry was given the green light to proceed with an estimated $20 billion expansion over the next decade, after the Senate passed the government’s 20 percent renewable energy legislation on August …

3/4s of Australian business not acting on climate change
Tue, 21/07/09 – 6:58 | Posted by GreenCollar

Most Australian businesses are still in the dark about what the government’s proposed emissions trading scheme means to them, nor have taken any action on climate change, a new survey found.

Some 62 percent of the nearly 400 companies …

India won’t commit to legally binding emission cuts, minister says
Tue, 21/07/09 – 5:47 | Posted by GreenCollar

India will not bend to international pressure to cut emissions, the country’s Environment Minister said this week.
 
“India’s position is clear and categorical that we are simply not in a position to take any legally binding emissions …

Gore: Australia, pass carbon trading scheme
Mon, 13/07/09 – 4:07 | Posted by GreenCollar

Former US vice-president and Nobel Peace prize winner for his work on climate change Al Gore urged Australia to pass a carbon trading scheme, even if flawed, as a sign of leadership leading up to the Copenhagen negotiations.
 
Speaking in Melbourne, …

Land acquired for carbon sequestration project
Mon, 13/07/09 – 2:22 | Posted by GreenCollar

The Forests Product Commission (FPC) has acquired more than 5,000 hectares of land in south-west Western Australia for its tree planting project with Synergy Energy, the ABC reported.
As part of the one year deal, the …