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Emissions trading scheme? Take a leaf out of our book
Wed, 12/10/11 – 8:23 | Posted by Tim Strube

Sue Neales writes in The Australian  that “for Tasmanian grazier Roderic O’Connor, the debate raging in Canberra about a national carbon tax and emissions trading scheme seems a little irrelevant. Not that Mr O’Connor is …

Green light for carbon tax, red flag for industry
Wed, 12/10/11 – 8:23 | Posted by Tim Strube

Sid Maher states in The Australian “Julia Gillard will today win lower-house support for her carbon tax package, the most dramatic economic transformation since the dismantling of tariffs in the 1990s, despite rising industry concerns …

Focus on flames of climate change
Wed, 12/10/11 – 8:22 | Posted by Tim Strube

Graham Lloyd reports in The Australian: “In Australia, the federal government’s carbon farming initiative is designed to reward better land management to stop environmental degradation and slow the carbon cycle. Stopping land clearing and planting …

Small landfills win exemption from carbon scheme
Wed, 12/10/11 – 8:22 | Posted by Tim Strube

Marcus Priest writes in The Australian Financial Review: “Local councils and tip operators have secured last-minute changes to carbon price legislation to ensure all small landfill facilities will be exempt from the scheme and also …

Last-minute fine-tuning as carbon price vote nears
Mon, 10/10/11 – 9:47 | Posted by Tim Strube

Michelle Grattan reports in The Age “The government has done some last minute fine-tuning to its carbon price scheme before it is passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday.”
“A number of large fuel users, …

Airlines volunteer to pay carbon tax
Mon, 10/10/11 – 9:46 | Posted by Tim Strube

Andrew Probyn writes in The West Australian “In a last-minute change to the carbon tax legislation, Climate Change Minister Greg Combet revealed yesterday the Government had agreed to allow heavy users of fuel to opt …

Warning on Asia solar panel flood
Wed, 5/10/11 – 8:16 | Posted by Tim Strube

Lauren Wilson writes in The Australian “Tens of millions of solar panels made in Asia are being imported into Australia each month, prompting fears of a market glut that could limit the creation of “Green …

NFF to map farming’s global future
Wed, 5/10/11 – 8:16 | Posted by Tim Strube

Lauren Wilson writes in The Australian “The National Farmers Federation is pushing for sweeping reforms across the agriculture sector to enable Australia to capitalise on the anticipated boom in global demand for food and fibre …

Indonesia savours fruits of the forest
Mon, 3/10/11 – 9:05 | Posted by Tim Strube

Graham Lloyd writes in The Weekend Australian: “At a low-key meeting with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s most trusted advisers at the UN General Assembly in New York this month, Australia strengthened its commitment to …

AAco boss fears trees will replace cattle
Mon, 3/10/11 – 9:05 | Posted by Tim Strube

Julie-anne Sprague writes in The Australian Financial Review “Australian Agricultural Company chief executive David Farley has warned the government’s Carbon Farming Initiatives could starve its planned Northern Territory abattoir of much-needed cattle as farmers consider …