Archive for January, 2009
Reuters
An Australian heatwave, forecast to be the worst to hit the continent in 100 years, is making international news as another sign of the very real impacts of climate change. Reuters quotes Climate Change Minister Penny Wong stating that, “Eleven of the hottest years in history have been in the last 12, and we also note, particularly in the southern part of Australia, we’re seeing less rainfall.” The heat has affected transport systems and caused power to be cut to more than 140,000 homes.
posted by seamas on January 30, 2009 at 7:33 am · filed under 
The Guardian
The EU is calling on America to enter into a transatlantic carbon trading scheme based on the permit-auction system that has been in operation in the EU since 2005. Brussels hopes that the momentum of President Obama’s first few months in office combined with the looming copenhagen summit later this year will prompt America into acceptance of the scheme.
posted by ruby on January 29, 2009 at 8:29 am · filed under
The Greens
Greens leader Bob Brown has called on the Victorian State Government to halt logging in East Gippsland’s Brown Mountains after researchers found evidence that threatened species were inhabiting the region. Both the Sooty Owl and the Orbost Spiny Crayfish have been discovered in the surrounding area.
posted by ruby on January 29, 2009 at 8:14 am · filed under 
ABC News
Global sea level rises due to human-induced climate change will effect the world’s geography for the next 1000 years, according to a study recently released by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The study’s authors have also outlined other regional impacts, including shortages of human water supplies, expanding deserts, and more frequent fires due to decreased rainfall.
posted by ruby on January 28, 2009 at 10:34 am · filed under 
Reuters
Reuters is reporting that newly installed U.S. President Barack Obama has already begun reversing the Bush administration’s climate policies, starting with moves to promote more fuel efficient and less polluting vehicles.
posted by seamas on January 27, 2009 at 2:19 pm · filed under
ABC News
The Australian Government has announced $10 million in funding for a collaborative project with the CSIRO and the Australian National University to further research the impacts of climate change on human health.
posted by seamas on January 27, 2009 at 2:01 pm · filed under
ABC News
Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull’s new policy to tackle global warming by investing in carbon capture and sequestration has come under fire from the Australian Greens, who cannot believe the plan involves subsidies for building two additional coal-fired power stations. The Government has also criticised the plan for lacking detail.
Australian Conservation Foundation climate change program manager Tony Mohr said Turnbull’s plan avoided the biggest issue - emissions from large polluters burning coal and oil. According to Mohr, “the climate change policies of both major parties are woefully inadequate.”
posted by seamas on January 25, 2009 at 2:35 pm · filed under
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