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Wed, 21/09/11 – 13:06 | Posted by Tim Strube

The ClimateSpectator reports “The percentage of ‘green jobs’ in Australia looks to have remained stable for the month of September, according to the latest figures from environmental and renewable energy recruitment group GreenCollar Talent. The …

Climate change review to cover coastal planning
Wed, 21/09/11 – 8:05 | Posted by Tim Strube

Sid Maher writes in The Australian “Climate Change Minister Greg Combet and Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten announced the inquiry yesterday into regulations and policies that may be barriers to adapting to climate change.”
Maher notes “…as …

Cleared tropical forests never fully regenerate: study
Sat, 17/09/11 – 7:19 | Posted by Tim Strube

Timothy McDonald from Radio Australia speaks with Professor Barry Brook, director of Climate Science at the Environment Institute at the University of Adelaide about a new study says that once pristine tropical forest is cleared …

Abbott rejects overseas carbon permits
Fri, 16/09/11 – 8:34 | Posted by Tim Strube

The Australian Financial Review reports “Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the coalition won’t be supporting the purchase of carbon offsets from overseas, despite calls from business and industry.
The Australian Industry Greenhouse Network, which represents mining …

Forestry option looks set for growth spurt
Thu, 8/09/11 – 12:52 | Posted by Tim Strube

Sam McKeith writes in The Australian Financial Review “They say money doesn’t grow on trees, but for carbon traders across the country it does. Companies that supply carbon offsets say business is booming as Australia …

Where the jobs aren’t
Wed, 7/09/11 – 8:28 | Posted by Tim Strube

NY Times columnist David Brooks writes in the New York Times (also appearing The Australian Financial Review) “With the economy stagnating and unemployment high, where are the jobs of the future going to come from? …

Melbourne to get first biochar plant
Wed, 7/09/11 – 8:27 | Posted by Tim Strube

Paddy Manning reports in The Age “The country’s first commercial biochar plant, to turn green waste into energy and store carbon dioxide, will be built in Melbourne after State Energy Minister Michael O’Brien awarded a …

Frosty reception for carbon legislation
Wed, 7/09/11 – 8:20 | Posted by Tim Strube

Marcus Priest writes in The Australian Financial Review  “The Gillard government will introduce 13 pieces of legislation into Parliament next week to establish a carbon price scheme, amid questions over the level of global action …

Who owns the carbon? Resolving land tenure key to moving forward with REDD+ in Indonesia
Mon, 5/09/11 – 9:25 | Posted by Tim Strube

Rachel Rivera writes in the Forest Blog “Clarifying land tenure policies to avoid forest conflict in Indonesia- where overlapping claims to forest lands and undefined boundaries are a common problem- will require active engagement of …

Opportunity knocks for energy cost cutters
Mon, 5/09/11 – 9:19 | Posted by Tim Strube

Paddy Manning writes in The Sydney Morning Herald “A common misconception about the proposed carbon tax drives energy efficiency advocates mad: the assumption that the liability of a big polluter is calculated by multiplying their …