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$150 million for Qld green groups

Projects in Queensland will get $150 million to improve water quality and biodiversity.

posted by markmann on February 16, 2005 at 5:14 pm · filed under Various and general

Adelaide to host climate change conference

Adelaide will host an Australian-New Zealand business conference on climate change next year.

posted by markmann on February 16, 2005 at 5:13 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

NSW will privatise forests: Carr

State premier Bob Carr said it was “overwhelmingly likely” NSW will sell off its state forests, valued at $1billion.

posted by markmann on February 16, 2005 at 5:11 pm · filed under Forests, land and agriculture

Bald Hills wind power project will go ahead

Victorian Energy Minister Theo Theophanous has confirmed the Bald Hills wind energy program will go ahead despite local protests.

posted by markmann on February 16, 2005 at 5:10 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

Call to probe logging conditions

Environmentalists have called for a public inquiry into alleged breaches of logging conditions in NSW state forests.

posted by markmann on February 16, 2005 at 5:09 pm · filed under Forests, land and agriculture

Beazley ranks the threat of global warming alongside terrorism

ALP leader Kim Beazley said global warming was as big a threat as global terrorism and urged Australia to sign up to the Kyoto Protocol.

posted by markmann on February 16, 2005 at 3:21 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

How China plans to benefit from Kyoto

China is gearing up to earn foreign income from carbon emissions-saving projects under Kyoto.

posted by markmann on February 16, 2005 at 3:19 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

We’ll be one of five nations to meet Kyoto targets

Environment minister Ian Campbell claims Australia is one of only five nations on course to meet their Kyoto target for emissions cuts, even though Australia has not signed the agreement.

posted by markmann on February 16, 2005 at 3:12 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

ALP introduces new bill on climate change

The Australian Labor Party is to introduce an ‘Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change (Kyoto Ratification) Bill’, that calls on the Australian Government to ratify the Kyoto Protocol within two months.

posted by seamas on February 14, 2005 at 11:31 am · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy Media releases

Few countries look likely to meet their Kyoto targets

Australia is one of only four countries likely to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets set out under the Kyoto protocol. However, some believe Australia’s reduction targets should have been set higher.

posted by seamas on February 14, 2005 at 11:24 am · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy