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4 CCS projects named
Sat, 12/12/09 – 0:35 | Posted by GreenCollar

Four clean coal projects have moved up to the next stage of assessment in the $2 billion Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Flagships Program, Energy Minister Martin Ferguson announced Friday.
Up to $120 million will be …

EPA says greenhouse gases dangerous, moves to regulate
Tue, 8/12/09 – 22:27 | Posted by GreenCollar

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruled on Monday that  greenhouse gases are harming human health, a move the means the agency can regulate pollution emitters without having to get Congressional approval.
The “endangerment finding”  is necessary to …

Business wants deal out of Copenhagen: survey
Sat, 5/12/09 – 4:31 | Posted by GreenCollar

Over three quarters of business respondents involved in aspects of environmental, sustainability and climate change issues believes that a failure to reach a deal at Copenhagen will have a detrimental impact on their business, according …

Senate votes down CRPS for the 3rd time
Wed, 2/12/09 – 1:08 | Posted by GreenCollar

The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) was voted down in the Senate for the third time on Wednesday. The vote was 41-33, with only two Opposition Senators choosing to cross the floor and vote with …

New Opposition leader vows to block CPRS
Tue, 1/12/09 – 12:18 | Posted by GreenCollar

Newly elected Opposition Party and climate change skeptic Tony Abbott has vowed to block the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) in the Senate.
Abbott won the leadership from Malcolm Turnbull by one vote on Tuesday. This …

US to pledge a 17% emissions cut; Obama to go to Copenhagen
Wed, 25/11/09 – 23:00 | Posted by GreenCollar

President Barack Obama will personally commit the U.S. to a 17 percent emissions reduction over the next decade, on the way to reducing pollution by 80 percent by mid-century, the White House said.
The 17 percent target is …

Turnbull gives green light to negotiated CPRS bill
Wed, 25/11/09 – 12:18 | Posted by GreenCollar

The Coalition party room had backed Malcolm Turnbull’s stand on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) legislation negotiated with the government.
The negotiated changes include:
-        reduction in assistance for low income earners of $5.8bn to $48.5bn;
-        …

EU climate commissioner urges for more ambitious target
Tue, 24/11/09 – 12:29 | Posted by GreenCollar

Stavros Dimas, the environment commissioner of the European Union, called on the trade bloc to pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent from 1990 levels as a sign of leadership leading into the …

Global emissions on the rise
Tue, 17/11/09 – 23:03 | Posted by GreenCollar

Worldwide carbon dioxide pollution jumped 2 percent last year, most of the increase coming from China, despite the economic slump that expected to lower emissions, a new study found.
The growth in emissions since 2000 is …

There is a cost to delaying global climate deal: IEA
Tue, 17/11/09 – 22:29 | Posted by GreenCollar

Holding up a new global climate deal will add $500 billion for each year of delay to the total cost of measures needed to keep global warming to a 2 degrees Celsius minimum, the International …