Read what our writers around the world are saying about climate change.
With the dust barely settled, what can we look forward to politically on the environmental front?The Greens, on the back of a strategic repositioning, excellent campaigning, and a collapse of the Labour vote, did very well indeed on Saturday night. Their 13 (and even potentially 14 ) member caucus looks ... keep reading
Written by Vicki B in November 2011, about Conservation, ETS, Industry & Business, Infrastructure, Politics & Government, Pollution, Renewals, Science, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Technology (4 comments)
The West Coast Environment Network has filed an appeal with the Environment Court challenging the recent resource consents awarded to Perth based listed company Bathurst Resources. They want to mine up to two million tonnes of high-grade coal from the Denniston Plateau north of Westport. West Coast Environment Network have ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in September 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Air Quality, Carbon Sequestration, Chemicals, Children and Families, Coal & Oil, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, ETS, greenhouse gas, Health, Industry & Business (1 comment)
Australia’s Jatenergy Limited is to provide crude jatropha oil to Lufthansa for flight trials.The Lufthansa tests are the world’s first, long-term trial of renewable jet fuel and will be used on Lufthansa’s regularly scheduled flights between Hamburg and Frankfurt.Jatenergy is providing Lufthansa with 200 tons ... keep reading
Written by Joao Peixe in September 2011, about Aviation, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, ETS, Industry & Business, marketing, Pollution, Transport, Travel
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 impact of dairy farming on the environment is never far from media headlines. But with the early adoption of the Emissions Trading Scheme and the introduction of a new environmental Code of Practice, West Coast-based dairy processor Westland Milk Products is showing industry it can tackle sustainable farming head ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August 2011, about Branding, Carbon Sequestration, Corporate Citizenship, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, ETS, Farming, Food, Soil (5 comments)
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
The Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard will today face a packed house of key Australian businesses at Green Capital’s historic Carbon Breakfast event. Representatives from the NAB, LendLease, Coca-Cola, Cannon Australia, Fuji Xerox, Goodman Fielder, Inghams Enterprises, Landcom, News LTD, Roche, Meat and Livestock Australia, GPT Group, and ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in July 2011, about Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Disasters, ETS, Finance & Money, Green energy, Politics & Government
When National watered down the previous Labour Government’s ETS , one of the rationale the Government used was that it did not want to get too far ahead of its major trading partners.Interesting, as China has now adopted a 5 year plan that has the potential to transform China ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in July 2011, about Carbon Trading, Clean Tech, ETS, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Politics & Government
Extremely predictable reaction today from Federated Farmers to yesterday's release of details on the Australian Government's carbon tax.The Australian scheme will place a carbon tax on the country's top 500 polluters from 1 July 2012 and move to a full emissions trading scheme from 2015.Agricultural ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in July 2011, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Emissions, ETS, Farming, Politics & Government, Soil
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