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09.07.2012
Trade war: Cabinet to consider steps against EU carbon tax
The trade battle with the European Union over the latter's unilateral decision to impose carbon tax on Indian airlines flying into or via the EU could turn into a full scale war with the Cabinet to soon consider a proposal for counter-measures against EU including reducing the number of flights and breaking existing bilateral agreements.
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06.07.2012
SA objects to having to join EU carbon scheme
SA WOULD not be dictated to by countries that have "already developed over many, many, many years", Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said yesterday as the country joined growing international opposition to European Union (EU) plans to compel airlines to join its carbon-trading system.
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05.07.2012
Controversy erupts over carbon floor price
The federal government is struggling to find a way to implement a $15 minimum carbon price when emissions trading starts in 2015 and is negotiating with the Greens to redesign the complex scheme.
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05.07.2012
Climate Change Causes Leaves to Shrink
Scientists from the University of Adelaide have discovered that climate change is causing some leaves to shrink in Australia. They discovered this while analysing some herbarium specimens of Narrow-leaf Hopbush from the 1880's and compared them with today's Narrow-leaf Hopbush leaves.
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05.07.2012
Guyana calls for regional unity on climate change
Guyana has called on the Caribbean to continue to leverage “our extreme exposure to climate change” as it seeks to forge and advocate a common position on the matter. President Donald Ramotar, addressing the ceremonial opening of the 33rd Caribbean Community (Caricom) summit yesterday said that of all the vulnerabilities facing the region, none poses a more direct threat to the region’s existence than climate change.
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02.07.2012
New Zealand extends carbon trade rules until 2015
New Zealand's government said on Monday it would continue allowing carbon emitters to offset just half of their emissions until at least 2015 to avoid putting New Zealand firms under more financial pressure as the economy struggles to improve.
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02.07.2012
Youth-Friendly Apps Visualise Carbon Footprint
Following what many regard as a disappointment at the recent Rio+20 Earth Summit, the World Bank and several groups have begun implementing new initiatives to “personalise” climate change, in hopes of revitalising the issue among the younger generation.
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02.07.2012
Controversial carbon tax takes effect
Both sides of politics have ramped up public pressure over the carbon tax as one of the most divisive pieces of government policy in recent times officially begins.
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