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US Senate bill introduced
Wed, 12/05/10 – 1:23 | Posted by GreenCollar

The U.S. Senate bill aimed at tackling emissions reductions by imposing new limits on carbon dioxide pollution from factories, utilities and vehicles was introduced Wednesday by Democratic Senator John Kerry and Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman.
The legislation …

Government announces new $652m renewables fund
Tue, 11/05/10 – 8:28 | Posted by GreenCollar

The Australian government announced plans for a $652 million renewable energy fund, in a reversal of policy direction just weeks after ditching its proposed climate bill.
Speaking in his budget address, Treasurer Wayne Swan said that …

New Zealand’s ETS analysis
Mon, 3/05/10 – 6:28 | Posted by Special to GCS

By Euan Sadden
While frequent claims in Australia would have the average person believe Canberra is the first capital to try out emissions trading, a number of schemes – including next door in New Zealand – are …

Poll finds Australians still keen on climate action
Thu, 29/04/10 – 1:47 | Posted by GreenCollar

Some three-quarters of Australians support action to cut carbon emissions before a global agreement is reached, a new poll by Lowy Institute reveals.
However nearly a third of those surveyed do not want to pay for …

$40m more for Victoria CCS project
Thu, 29/04/10 – 1:43 | Posted by GreenCollar

The government announced yesterday that it is providing another $40 million for the nation’s first carbon capture project, which is capturing emissions from the Yallorn coal-fired power station in Victoria and convert the gas into cement and …

CPRS shelved until 2013
Tue, 27/04/10 – 4:40 | Posted by GreenCollar

The government has shelved its emissions trading scheme for at least three years, in the hopes that in that time it will garner enough domestic support to pass it through the Senate.
The Carbon Pollution Reduction …

Free permits not needed for Australian business to stay competitive, analysis finds
Thu, 22/04/10 – 0:36 | Posted by GreenCollar

Big polluters would have pocketed billions in assistance they did not really need under the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), new research by an energy institute found.
The analysis by Grattan Institute is the first to …

Copenhagen Accord targets will fail to keep Earth from warming more than 2C, study finds
Thu, 22/04/10 – 0:21 | Posted by GreenCollar

Carbon curbing pledges under the Copenhagen Accord are likely to doom Earth to warming of 3 degrees Celsius or more, rather than the ideal 2 C,  analysis published by the journal Nature finds.
Researchers at the …

US State Dept climate report unveiled in lead-up to Senate climate debate
Tue, 20/04/10 – 1:39 | Posted by GreenCollar

A new U.S. draft report on climate change was publisized yesterday, a lead ahead of the  expected unveiling of a compromise U.S. Senate bill that aims to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
The report, a draft of …

Assessing China’s pledge under the Copenhagen Accord
Mon, 12/04/10 – 5:20 | Posted by Vivian Pang

Countries representing over 80 percent of global emissions have submitted pledges under the Copenhagen Accord, which aims to limit global temperature rise to 2C on pre-industrial levels. But how can we assess these different pledges …