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Minister for Climate Change and Water
The Federal Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, has announced the introduction of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Streamlining Protocol, aimed at reducing the administrative burden on companies required to report their greenhouse gas emissions and energy use. Senator Wong said streamlined reporting would ensure more comprehensive and consistent information was available to both government and the public.
posted by patrick on July 3, 2009 at 10:56 am · filed under 
CSIRO
New research released by the Global Carbon Project at CSIRO has shown that the release of large amounts of carbon stored in permafrost around the ice caps could further increase global temperatures by the end of this century. The research also shows that amount of carbon stored in soils surrounding the north pole has been hugely underestimated.
posted by patrick on July 2, 2009 at 10:13 am · filed under 
WWF
The WWF has applauded Scotland’s decision to set tougher emission targets at 42 percent by 2020 and by 80 percent by 2050. In the lead up to Copenhagen, Kim Carstensen of the Global Climate Initiative said that the decision places Scotland at the forefront of emission-reducing commitment and that other nations should follow suit.
posted by rochelle on June 27, 2009 at 8:42 am · filed under
ACF
The ACF has warned the government to resist politically motivated attempts to delay Australia’s response to global warming. Australian Conservation Foundation executive director Don Henry said that recent research released by the European Policy Centre in Brussels which shows climate change is happening ‘near the upper boundary of earlier projections’ emphasises the need to maintain a sense of urgency around the government’s CPRS legislation and other climate change measures.
posted by patrick on June 25, 2009 at 9:54 am · filed under
The Age Environment
The federal government has ended its remote area solar program which covered up to half the cost of setting up clean power sources in areas not connected to the electricity grid, and which was aimed at getting remote communities off diesel and onto energy sources including wind and solar. The program was meant to continue until 2011.
posted by ruby on June 24, 2009 at 3:17 pm · filed under
Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts
Environment minister Peter Garrett has joined the International Fund for Animal Welfare to release the report Whale Watching Worldwide at the International Whaling Commission annual meeting in Portugal. The report highlights the economic growth and benefits of the whale watching industry. “In 2008 alone, more than 13 million people enjoyed whale watching in 119 countries resulting in more than $2 billion in expenditure,” said Minister Garrett at the report’s launch, adding that it “further reinforces the point that whales are worth more to nations alive than dead, with the economic benefits of whales extending far beyond hunting them.”
posted by ruby on June 24, 2009 at 1:06 pm · filed under 
The Guardian
China is suspending environmental restoration projects including reforestation projects in marginal arable land due to the food crisis. Deputy head of the ministry of land and resources Lu Xinshe has been quoted as saying that the country is struggling to maintain the 120 million hectare ‘red line’ considered to be the minimum land requirement for ensuring food security.
posted by ruby on June 24, 2009 at 12:57 pm · filed under 
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