3 October 2008, 7:00 am
AFTER 17 months of total immersion in climate change, Ross Garnaut has found plenty of cause for pessimism in the politics of tackling this challenging issue. Yet his final report released this week - all 616 pages of it, not counting the technical appendix, his 537-page draft report or his 49-page ... read more
2 October 2008, 12:47 pm
By Jim Efstathiou Jr. Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The $700 billion U.S. Senate financial- market rescue package includes tax breaks worth about $2.5 billion for companies that use technology to capture carbon-dioxide emissions and bury them underground.... read more
1 October 2008, 11:29 pm
The Rudd Government seems to be depending on the Emissions Trading Scheme as the main strategy to reduce emissions. This will be complex to implement and will take several years to be effective - more if the big polluters manage to wangle exemptions (most probable…). As Geoff says, there are ple... read more
1 October 2008, 12:31 am
Sydney - Australia would be foolish to act alone on global warming, the government's top climate change adviser said Wednesday. Economist Ross Garnaut, who has recommended Canberra set itself a 10-per-cent reduction target for 2020, said those pushin...... read more
30 September 2008, 1:00 pm
CANBERRA - Australia's coal-powered economy can afford to cut greenhouse gas output by 5 to 10 percent by 2020 through carbon trading, even if global warming will hit it hardest, the nation's chief climate adviser said.... read more
29 September 2008, 12:46 pm
CANBERRA - Top Australian climate scientists on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd calling for courageous moves to tackle global warming, as a poll showed economic upheaval sapping public support for the climate fight.... read more
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