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G8 climate deal unlikely: Rudd
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the Group of Eight meeting he will attend in Japan is unlikely to reach a breakthrough on the issue of climate change. … Wong Doesn't Expect `Major' Climate Breakthrough at G8 Summit Rudd gets six minutes to make difference on climate change Climate change hopes put on table |
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Climate change strategy splinters Kevin Rudd cabinet
The Australian, Australia - Cabinet and its climate change subcommittee have been sitting every day this week, sometimes almost to midnight, to decide how greenhouse gas producers, … Climate change strategy to 'drive fuel hikes' Firms forced to keep greenhouse accounts Australia starts reporting for emissions trade |
 Sydney Morning Herald |
Winners and losers in Australian climate change
Reuters - By Michael Perry SYDNEY, June 27 (Reuters) - Climate change could alter the farming map of Australia, with some agricultural operations moving into the … CSIRO report advises farmers and fishers on climate change Land usage to change along with climate: CSIRO Moving north not such a hot idea |
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A Better Way Than Cap and Trade
Washington Post, United States - By Bjorn Lomborg The bitter arguments in the Senate this month over the Lieberman-Warner climate change bill, which would have required major emitters to … FACTBOX: G8 greenhouse gas performance and targets Firms forced to keep greenhouse accounts Australia starts reporting for emissions trade |
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McCain bucks Bush on climate change
AFP - As the international community debates a successor to the Kyoto treaty on climate change, which Bush abandoned, McCain set out his stall to reduce carbon … Video: Raw Video: McCain Pushes Energy Independence Obama: McCain Has Failed Us On Energy "For Decades" On Luxury And Virtue |
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Soaring oil prices will clip the aviation industry's wings
Scotsman, United Kingdom - This commitment ignores both the overwhelming imperative to tackle climate change, and recent realistic projections of future passenger numbers. … Emissions reporting framework causes angst Emissions plan may add 10c to petrol, say oil companies Bracing for the new, low-carb economy |
 TopNews |
Climate change threat to whales: study
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - The effect of climate change on the ecology of krill and whales in the Southern Ocean urgently needs monitoring, a group of Australian scientists warn. … Climate change 'could wipe out whales' Melting ice poses threat for whales |
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The green house effect
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Take MDF, commonly made with formaldehyde, a proven carcinogen, that leeches into the air in your bedroom or your living room. … |
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Govt 'knew about' climate change in 1984
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - The Hawke government knew about the risks of climate change 25 years ago but did little about them, according to Labor heavyweight Barry Jones who was a … |
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Fresh warning on climate change
Radio Australia, Australia - The Australian government's key adviser on Climate Change says there is a chance, "just a chance" that Australia and the world will face up to the problem … Climate change will probably beat us: Garnaut Petrol rise to control emissions 'unsustainable' Wong sets sights on coal-fired power |
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Cheap solar power now within reach, says study
Sify, India - 14 minutes ago Sydney: It has been called the holy grail of the modern era - cheap solar energy. And scientists say it may be within our grasp soon. … |
 Sydney Morning Herald |
Put another log on the fire
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 28 minutes ago … adding about 1 to 2 per cent to your total building costs, sustainable design reduces your energy bills by up to 40 per cent. A well-insulated home can … |
 Sydney Morning Herald |
Solar industry urges rethink on means test
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 2 hours ago SOLAR panel manufacturers have urged Peter Garrett not to lock higher-income earners out of the federal rebate scheme, warning that they are the ones … No talks on solar rebate test Melbourne Herald Sun Rudd accused of solar black out NEWS.com.au Solar industry to tackle government The Australian WA Business News (subscription) all 61 news articles |
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Social change to stop climate change
Green Left Weekly, Australia - The following abridged statement was initiated by participants at the Climate Change — Social Change conference, hosted by Green Left Weekly in Sydney, … |
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nuclear world the solution to a burning question
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - I know nuclear power is risky, but those risks need to be compared with the risks posed by climate change. And it seems to me that if we accept the … Foggy Science In London |
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Climate envoys named
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - THE Climate Change Minister, Penny Wong, has named one of Australia's most experienced negotiators as her special envoy on climate change. … Not seeing the forest for the … maths New PM Rudd's $500000 Bali blowout Rudd blows $500K on Bali trip |
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About-face puts solar power back in the dark
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - As an election party hit its straps last year I watched as a solar installer I know took a campaign poster of the defeated prime minister, John Howard, … Revoke cuts off business |
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Means test threatens solar use: industry
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Solar businesses will try to brief the Government this week on the effect of its decision, which they said included job losses and tens of thousands of … Australian Solar Power Sales to Drop, Germany's Conergy Says Business critical of solar means test Labor's leaders have eclipsed our solar power hopes |
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Solar energy imbroglio
The Australian, Australia - Pity about that, as Mr Rudd has managed to offend seniors, providers of solar panels and public officials made redundant. But the upside for Labor is … Libs to ditch solar rebate means test Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson joins Insiders to speak about the … Slash excise and see petrol prices drop |
