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 
GreenPages
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has launched a Good Wood Guide to help consumers choose make informed, environmentally responsible decisions when buying wood and wood products. Key retailers and timber importers joined non-government groups and celebrities at the launch to demand an end to illegal timber imports - Australia reportedly imports around $400 million worth of products made from illegal wood every year.
The new Greenpeace publication and searchable resource hopes to reduce unsustainable illegal timber imports by giving consumers information about sources.
posted by seamas on June 22, 2009 at 8:08 am · filed under 
CSIRO
CSIRO has announced a new $14 million project aimed at researching ways for South East Queensland to take practical action against the impacts of climate change. The study is an all-encompassing look at how a region can adapt to climate change – a national first for Australia, and just one of a few such studies worldwide. The three-year project will assess South East Queensland’s vulnerability to climate change, and evaluate its capacity to adapt and prepare for change.
posted by anna on June 21, 2009 at 2:41 pm · filed under
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