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Cut to native logging could be our key to carbon: study
Thu, 18/08/11 – 8:33 | Posted by Tim Strube

A Canberra Times article today says that Australia could meet almost half of its 5 per cent greenhouse reduction target by ending logging of native forests, according to a new economic study. It cites a report by climate …

How Indonesia crippled its own climate change
Wed, 17/08/11 – 8:14 | Posted by Tim Strube

A Reuters story that appeared in The West Australian says: “In July 2010, US investor Todd Lemons and Russian energy giant Gazprom believed they were just weeks from winning final approval for a landmark forest …

Forest groups say Indonesia should look to Chinese model
Tue, 16/08/11 – 8:22 | Posted by Tim Strube

German news service Deutsche Welle reports a Greenpeace claim that 1.8 million hectares of Indonesian forest is disappearing each year. China and India have launched successful reforestation initiatives in the past 20 years – might Indonesia follow …

Alert over Australian carbon price swings
Mon, 15/08/11 – 8:21 | Posted by Tim Strube

Anthony Sibillin writes in the Australian Financial Review that “sharp swings in the European Union carbon price in response to global market turmoil have cast doubts on the government’s claim that its carbon scheme will …

Carbon debate: Companies seek carbon certainty
Fri, 12/08/11 – 8:22 | Posted by Tim Strube

An article in the Australian Financial Review says that business supporters of a carbon tax in Australia have called for rapid implementation of the proposed carbon price to provide investment certainty in the face of …

World Bank to launch $130m CDM fund for poorest nations
Thu, 11/08/11 – 13:02 | Posted by GreenCollar

A PointCarbon News article today says that the World Bank plans to launch a new bio carbon funding mechanism as well as an initiative to funnel Clean Development Mechanism funds to some of the world’s poorest countries. The …

Nash carbon farming demand would ‘burden’ farmers
Thu, 11/08/11 – 8:25 | Posted by Tim Strube

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports that “the Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus, has rejected calls from the Nationals’ Fiona Nash for impact statements on public food security to be made …

Report upbeat on Australian emissions
Tue, 9/08/11 – 8:38 | Posted by Tim Strube

Marcus Priest from the The Australian Financial Review (AFR) and Sid Maher from The Australian cite new research by environment think-tank ClimateWorks that suggests Australia will cut greenhouse gas emissions more than initially targeted under …

Libs warn of ‘worthless’ carbon trade
Mon, 8/08/11 – 8:37 | Posted by Tim Strube

David Crowe reports in the Australian Financial Review: “Companies and investors are being urged to shun the emerging market for carbon permits by the Liberal Party, which has warned they could become worthless if it …

Slow start expected for clean energy
Fri, 5/08/11 – 8:32 | Posted by Tim Strube

Marcus Priest writes in the The Australian Financial Review today that “a price on carbon will not drive significant investment in renewable energy until 2027 and is unlikely to affect regional economies such as the Latrobe …