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The United Nations Climate Change Conference that will take place in Durban in 28 Nov / 9 Dec 2011 will bring together representatives of all Parties as well as international organizations and civil society. With a comprehensive agenda that follows the Bali Action Plan agreed at COP 13 and includes the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2011, about Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Pollution, Poverty & Development
Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s proposal for Australia to adopt a carbon tax narrowly passed through Australia's Lower House. The vote was 74 to 72 and there were protesters heckling before they were ejected.The bill, which has yet to go through the Upper House, will impose a carbon ... keep reading
Written by celsias in October 2011, about Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Emissions, Politics & Government
New Zealand wood panels are being used for reconstruction in Japan after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has today released forestry production and trade figures for the April to June 2011 quarter. The statistics show that roundwood removals reached an estimated ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2011, about Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Forestry, Industry & Business
Australia's long awaited, much debated and deeply divisive carbon tax has been introduced to the Australian Parliament. The tax applies to Australia's 500 most polluting companies and aims to cut carbon emissions by 5% of 2000 levels by 2020. A modest enough proposal for the one of the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in September 2011, about Carbon Trading, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Emissions, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Weather
The case for putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions from human activity is not arguable. It’s undeniable. But what is arguable is the best way of achieving it in the working of a modern economy. Shi-Ling Hsu, a law professor at the University of British Columbia, argues for ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker in September 2011, about Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Design, ETS, Industry & Business, Innovation, mining, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population
The politics of carbon in Australia is fraught it seems. As the Labor Party plummets in the polls Julia Gillard's coalition hangs by a thread, and it seems that escort services on the Union's credit card could yet mean that even this carbon price doesn't get enacted ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August 2011, about Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Emissions, Finance & Money, greenhouse gas, Law, Politics & Government
An interesting concept ...a carbon lottery .Based in Malta a lottery ticket costs £2 and is the equivalent of offsetting 100kg of CO2e. Thus, you would need to buy 10 tickets and spend £20 to offset one tonne of CO2e.Their story , they say goes like ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August 2011, about Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Economics, Industry & Business, Innovation, Sustainability
The Labour Party in Australia has had a brief moment of enjoyment in the carbon tax debate with a letter from British Prime Minister David Cameron to Julia Gillard backing the carbon tax. David Cameron wrote to Ms Gillard saying her government's climate change announcement sent a "strong and ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Advertising, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Emissions, Industry & Business, Politics & Government
There is no easy path ahead for Julia Gillard and her recently announced plans for a carbon price in Australia. She needs to be certain that the coalition that she is leading will not fall apart.There has been a sharp fall in the past two months amongst almost every ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in July 2011, about Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Climate Scepticism, Emissions, ETS, mining, Politics & Government, Transparency
Owners of exotic forests planted before 1990 have no choice but to participate in the Emissions Trading Scheme. The penalty regime for theseforests has been in force since 2008 and it is important that landowners understand both their obligations and their choices. There is acompensation plan for the ... keep reading
Written by Oliver Roberts/Duncan Cotterill in July 2011, about Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, ETS, Forestry, Industry & Business
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