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World’s first retrofit power plant to go live in France
Tue, 14/04/09 – 8:51 | Posted by GreenCollar

The world’s first retrofit of a power plant with carbon capture and storage technology will begin operating in April in the south of France, The Guardian reported.
Energy company Total has upgraded an existing gas-fired boiler …

Australia wants to use cabon credits to protect rain forests
Mon, 30/03/09 – 3:09 | Posted by GreenCollar

Australia has submitted a proposal to U.N. climate negotiators outlining a scheme to use carbon credits to protect rain forests.
The submission is being reviewed by negotiators meeting in Bonn, Germany, to discuss a new climate …

US to host climate change discussion
Sun, 29/03/09 – 3:15 | Posted by GreenCollar

The United States will host a meeting of major economies in late April to pave the way for an international agreement on climate change and energy later in the year, the White House has announced.
The …

New CDM afforestation/reforestation projects approved
Wed, 25/03/09 – 23:46 | Posted by GreenCollar

Two new afforestation and reforestation  projects have been approved by the UN Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in March, according to the World Bank, which manages them.
The  Moldova Soil Conservation Project  is run by Moldova’s State …

Carbon scheme legislation out
Wed, 11/03/09 – 2:12 | Posted by GreenCollar

Draft legislation for Australia’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) has been released, following the guidelines laid out by last year’s White Paper.
The scheme, which will be used as a tool to help reach the nation’s emissions reduction …

Obama says he wants carbon scheme, clean energy
Wed, 25/02/09 – 22:08 | Posted by GreenCollar

U.S. President Barack Obama, in his first address to Congress on February 24, said he will push for a carbon trading scheme and invest heavily in renewable energy.
“To … save our planet from the ravages …

Opposition says it supports tougher greenhouse gas targets
Tue, 24/02/09 – 0:59 | Posted by GreenCollar

The Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says he will advocate a tougher greenhouse gas reduction target than Labor, while bidding to launch a Senate enquiry into the upcoming Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
Media reports say the Coalition …

Energy efficiency is the focus of Australian CEOs’ climate change efforts
Tue, 10/02/09 – 4:46 | Posted by GreenCollar

Australian businesses plan to slash energy consumption and step up efficiency to hold down the expenses of greenhouse gas reduction efforts coming in mid-2010 with the CPRS, a survey of chief executives of top 200 firms …

Consultations on setting the national carbon offset standard
Mon, 9/02/09 – 12:03 | Posted by GreenCollar

The Government has committed to develop a national carbon offset standard to build confidence in the marking about the integrity of carbon offset products sold and purchased.  Click here for the paper discussing the proposed standard.
The standard …

U.S. appoints its first climate change chief
Tue, 27/01/09 – 10:07 | Posted by GreenCollar

WASHINGTON –  The Obama Administration has named a special envoy to lead U.S. efforts to fight global warming and forge new international accords on reducing carbon emissions and developing clean energy.
 
On January 26 U.S. Secretary …