Researcher Professor Barry Brook from Adelaide university stated that the Government’s small emissions reduction target of 5% by 2020, or 15% if other nations agree to it, will have little impact stopping the detrimental effects of global warming. Article also includes comments by Business SA on the industries and South Australia, as well as negative statements from South Australian Greens MP Mark Parnell.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/16/2447179.htm




Negative comments from members of the Australian Government’s Green Party regarding the subsidies to the coal industry and emissions reduction targets. However the article also includes a positive comment Parliament Independent Rob Oakeshott to not be focused on the Governments poor targets and to continue reducing their emissions and helping the environment.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/16/2447314.htm




Criticism from Australian scientists over the unambitious and ineffectual 5% cut in greenhouse gas emissions proposed by the Australian Government, which will be raised to 15% if the world comes to an agreement on emissions reductions.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/16/2447163.htm




Positive response to the Australian Government’s small emissions reduction targets by the Alcoa aluminium smelter in Portland, Victoria.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/16/2447275.htm




Positive and negative comments from international government organisations regarding the Australian Government’s decisions on emissions reduction targets. Article also includes replies in defence of the scheme by Australia’s Climate Change Minister Penny Wong.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/16/2447311.htm




Indepth details on the Australian Federal Government’s plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 5% by 2020. Also included in the article are measures and government benefits given to society to deal with the extra expense of reducing emissions.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/15/2446466.htm




$1.4 billion offered by the Australian government for small businesses to reduce their emissions and start using more green energy.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story
/0,23739,24799304-5012321,00.html




International aid agency Oxfam urges 1st world countries such as Australia to provide more funding to developing countries to cope with the effects of climate change.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/14/2445834.htm




US and Australian scientists will collect samples of deep sea coral to find specific clues in previous long term changes in the global climate hundreds of thousands of years ago.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/14/2445848.htm




A study compiled from scientist from around the world is bringing to light the vast detriment and potential detriment to the world’s coral reefs. This is due to global warming and fishing practises.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/10/2442687.htm




Strategy released by the Victorian Government which warns of a rise in sea levels along its coastal regions due to climate change.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/10/2442655.htm




The Australian government was urged by Climate Change expert Professor Tim Flannery to make the nation take a leading position in policies on emissions reduction.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/09/2441391.htm




Article by Amanda McKenzie, Co-director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, which weighs up ‘action’ against ‘inaction’ on Australia reducing emissions to stop the catastrophic effects of climate change.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/09/2441232.htm




Concerns by chairman of a waste coalmine gas operations company that the Australian Government will not consider the benefits and importance of waste coalmine gas when their emissions targets are released in December. Coalmine gas can be successfully captured and used for power generation.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24764545-5012321,00.html




Details on a report which predicts up to 24% more bushfires in the Sydney basin by 2050, due to climate change. The New South Wales Government is allocating more funding to fire-fighting services accordingly.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/05/2438848.htm




Concern for Australia’s Great Artesian Basin due to potential growth demand for it in future, as well as climate change, and the need to have the massive water resource managed.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/03/2436258.htm




Statements by the Southern Cross Coalition on ways the Federal Government can combat climate change and create jobs, including releasing strong 2020 emission targets, and producing a concentrated effort on renewable energy and water conservation.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/02/2435508.htm




Leader of the Australian Government’s Green Party Senator Bob Brown has angrily stated that the Government’s withdrawal to present its 2020 emission targets at UN climate talks in Poland in December 2008 is a ‘cop-out’. The Government intended to announce a mid-term emissions reduction target at the talks before the negotiations.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/01/2433991.htm




A professor from the University of North Carolina stated at The Ecological Society of Australia's annual conference that research on marine reserves shows they being protected from local threats, but not from global warming.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/01/2434714.htm




Good news from scientists revealing the Southern Ocean is still resilient in taking man-made carbon out of the atmosphere, despite climate change. The Southern Ocean sinks 40% of the world’s CO2.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/26/2430116.htm?section=australia




Plans by Australia’s botanic gardens to create and store a bank of seed so as to protect them from the effects of climate change. Article also mentions the need to rejuvenate the tired-looking ACT botanic gardens.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/25/2429318.htm




The Australian Federal Government plans to study non-lethal methods of whale research, which will not only discover how the world’s whales are coping with climate change and other problems, but only prove to Japan that whales can be studied without killing them.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/17/2421198.htm




Arguments for and against the action of protecting old growth forests as they store carbon and ultimately effect climate change.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/10/2415286.htm




Government department Environment Victoria offers report bringing hope to cutting emissions in Victoria well before 2050.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/10/2415409.htm




A new report says it will not be possible for the Federal Government to include agriculture in the emissions trading scheme by 2015.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/03/2408748.htm




Conservationists are warning that 10 of Australia's iconic places will be lost without a commitment to reduce carbon pollution by a third by 2020.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/02/2407774.htm




Forestry Tasmania says it will be a big winner under the Federal Government's emissions trading scheme.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/31/2407187.htm




The Federal Government says the global financial crisis will not affect economic modelling on an emissions trading scheme that is being revealed today.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/30/2405091.htm




A survey of attitudes to the environment has found that Australians are deeply concerned about global warming but are only prepared to change their behaviour in small ways.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/29/2403987.htm




The New South Wales Government says it is confident that solar-powered water pumps will stop algal blooms from forming in Sydney's Warragamba Dam.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/26/2401389.htm




Details on a Climate Change forum held in Wagga Wagga as one of many forums held across New South Wales to inform communities about Climate Change preparedness.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/21/2397019.htm




The current economic crisis could threaten actions taken by the government on the issues of climate change, as global warming is no longer the only economic threat.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/21/2396575.htm




Australian government urged by the heads of its science community to continue acting upon the issues of climate change despite the urgent attention needed by the financial crisis.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/21/2397523.htm




Statements from the the president of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums about the effects of climate change on animals and ecosystems, as well as possible tragic outcomes.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/20/2396515.htm




Resolution at a meeting by wildlife, zoo and conservation leaders from around the world to use the facilities offered by zoos to save the world's animals from the effects of climate change.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/20/2395472.htm




Australia’s Green Party warns of the possible financial effects of climate change, which they say, if neglected, will cause much more havoc then the current global financial crisis.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/12/2388675.htm




Increased storms and floods and other climate change effects are of costly concern to Aquaculture operators, CSIRO report reveals.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/07/2383874.htm




Australian Federal Government’s preliminary assessment of the effects of climate change on aquaculture industry has concerning news for South Australia’s rock lobster industry.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/07/2384361.htm




Article detailing the positive progress the Tasmanian Salmon industry is taking in adapting to climate change, as a response to a global warming effects report by the CSIRO.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/06/2383440.htm




A very in-depth look in the substitution of kangaroo production instead of cattle production as a source of meat, to reduce the effects of climate change.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/03/2381118.htm




The kangaroo industry says the idea for more native animals to be harvested to help respond to climate change is a vote of confidence in the sector.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/02/2379796.htm




Climate change was the main focus of the Federal Government's Community Cabinet meeting in Newcastle last night.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/30/2377439.htm




Professor Ross Garnaut will today hand down his final recommendations on how Australia should tackle climate change.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/30/2377420.htm




A peak petroleum body says the proposed carbon emissions trading scheme needs to change to make liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants economically viable.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/27/2375831.htm




A new report has revealed a dramatic rise in the growth rate of carbon dioxide emissions since 2000.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/26/2374776.htm




The Federal Government has been warned coal mines could close unless it broadens the compensation scheme for its emissions trading scheme (ETS).

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/26/2374801.htm




The Greens have held a protest at Sydney's Bondi Beach to call on federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett to stop a company exploring for coal off the New South Wales coast.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/26/2375488.htm




Scientists from the Australian National University are working with Chinese researchers to make solar power technology more affordable for households.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/24/2373129.htm




The CSIRO says the future of the biofuels industry in Australia is looking shaky because production costs are outstripping the profits being returned for alternative fuels.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/23/2372205.htm




The Queensland Farmers' Federation (QFF) says farmers should be exempt from the Federal Government's proposed emissions trading scheme.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/22/2370837.htm




Australian researchers say biofuels made from the stubble left over from harvesting grains could replace around one fifth of the volume of petrol used in Australia.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/22/2370634.htm




Australia's energy generators say they hope new Government investment in clean coal technology will overcome the reluctance by banks to lend money for such projects.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/20/2369727.htm




The Federal Government has put forward eight possible measures to reduce carbon emissions from Australian cars.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/13/2363701.htm




A leading Australian climate scientist has criticised the greenhouse gas reduction targets proposed by the Government's climate change adviser Professor Ross Garnaut.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/09/2359058.htm




The Federal Government will today be advised on how much a climate change plan will cost Australia, as well as how much needs to be done to reduce greenhouse emissions.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/05/2355970.htm




Some of Australia's largest energy and mining companies are venturing to Canberra today to raise their concerns about the Federal Government's emissions trading scheme.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/29/2349661.htm




A protest against old-growth logging in Tasmania's Styx Valley has prompted a call for a class action against forest activists.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/26/2346225.htm




The Federal Government is being urged to analyse Indigenous rock art and oral history more thoroughly to inform future climate change policies.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/22/2344212.htm




New research into Australia's proposed emissions trading scheme shows compensation for businesses is not enough to stop many of them scaling back or moving offshore.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/21/2342691.htm




A representative of timber company Gunns has told a public forum in Launceston the proposed pulp mill would have a positive effect on climate change.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/21/2341932.htm




The Federal Government is being urged to declare a buffer zone along Australia's coastline to ensure a safe approach is taken to future coastal development.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/21/2341936.htm




A federal parliamentary committee has approved a plan for carbon dioxide to be buried in the sea bed to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/16/2337313.htm




An engineering company planning to build the world's biggest solar energy plant is considering sites in Western Australia.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/15/2336607.htm




A New South Wales Government report is predicting climate change could result in a 20 per cent reduction in available water in some areas by 2030.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/14/2335318.htm




The New South Wales Government has been asked to approve a $250 million wind farm between Crookwell and Goulburn in the state's south-east.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/14/2335153.htm




An Australian engineering firm has announced plans to build what it says would be the world's biggest solar plant in Australia within three years.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/12/2333041.htm




Greens senator Sally Hanson-Young says claims that the Federal Government's new water management authority in the Murray-Darling Basin will be independent is a furphy.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/10/2330125.htm




Electricity suppliers are being accused of planning to rip off consumers under the Federal Governments' emissions trading scheme.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/07/2326577.htm




A Perth-based clean energy company could start building a wave farm off the South Coast within two years.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/07/2326593.htm




Victoria's coastal councils are being warned to take climate change into account when considering building applications.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/05/2324720.htm




The ACT Government says the number of Canberra households switching to alternative green energy has increased by 150 per cent over the past two years.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/03/2322614.htm




A property south of Canberra will play a key role in monitoring the effects of climate change on flora and fauna.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/02/2322283.htm




A much cheaper fuel cell could be on its way thanks a new cathode built by Australian researchers.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/02/2322139.htm




The newly re-elected president of the NSW Farmers' Association has sounded a warning over the way carbon emissions in agriculture are accounted for.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/30/2319085.htm




The Federal Government has launched a $26 million scheme to give farmers access to training programs to deal with the impacts of climate change.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/29/2318058.htm




Scientists are considering how limestone from the Nullarbor Plain might help trap carbon emissions.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/29/2317384.htm




Forestry Tasmania is developing projects to try to store more carbon emissions.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/28/2317011.htm




Geothermal company Torrens Energy says it hopes an area between Mallala and Port Wakefield, just north of Adelaide, will be a source of hot rocks-generated energy.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/29/2317496.htm




Tasmanian scientists are concerned a microscopic marine snail species found in the Southern Ocean may soon die out due to climate change.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/28/2316452.htm




The Federal Government has taken a fresh swipe over apparent tensions within the Opposition on emissions trading.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/27/2315693.htm




A leading global economist has endorsed the Federal Government's push for an emissions trading scheme saying it will work better than a carbon tax.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/21/2310159.htm




Federal and state governments are being urged to substantially increase their funding for postgraduate research into climate change, energy resources and salinity management.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/21/2308980.htm




Scientists at the Department of Primary Industries in Gippsland are developing a new diet for cows to reduce greenhouse emissions.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/21/2309633.htm




The Tasmanian government has been urged to provide more financial incentives to encourage householders to become more energy efficient.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/20/2308698.htm




Melbourne Water says the city's storages could receive a boost this weekend, if enough rain falls and people continue saving water.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/19/2308466.htm




The chief executive of Loy Yang Power, Ian Nethercote, says carbon capture and storage on a commercial scale is at least a decade away from reality.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/18/2307884.htm




Western Australia's biggest gas supplier, Woodside, says a proposed carbon emissions trading scheme could put Australia's multi-billion dollar LNG industry in jeopardy.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/18/2307156.htm




The mining industry's peak body has warned that mining companies could take their operations elsewhere if profits are hit by an emissions trading scheme (EMT).

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/17/2306015.htm




Opponents of the proposed gas-fired power station and data centre in Tuggeranong say they have little confidence the government will take on board the findings of a study into the health impact of the development.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/17/2305996.htm





The Climate Institute says Australia will squander its opportunities to reduce emissions unless it tackles its poor performance in energy efficiency and productivity.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/14/2302499.htm




The Federal Government is under pressure from the Australian Association for Environmental Education to lift its practices to educate people about climate change.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/13/2302157.htm




Alice Springs businesses are being encouraged to become more energy efficient under a new subsidy scheme.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/11/2300986.htm




The Barossa Valley is among five tourism destinations in Australia which are part of a national study into the impact of climate change on the economy.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/10/2299424.htm




Farmers say they will refuse to join any emissions trading scheme which puts them at a disadvantage with their overseas competitors.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/09/2298338.htm




Environmental experts say the Federal Government's renewable energy targets are not aggressive enough to have an impact on global warming.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/08/2297167.htm




The National Farmers Federation says it will support drought assistance changes to be undertaken by the Federal Government, but only with its input.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/07/2295885.htm




The Federal Government has released a report into the link between drought and climate change, which it says will trigger major review of drought policy.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/06/2295733.htm




Australian farmers could have a huge impact on greenhouse emissions and the government needs to start seriously encouraging them to sequester carbon in their soils, say some experts. Professor Peter Grace of the Queensland University of Technology, an expert on agriculture and greenhouse emissions, estimates that in an ideal situation, more than 900 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalents could be sequestered per annum through improved pasture management.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/07/04/2294803.htm?site=science&topic=enviro





Interim report to be presented by the Australian Labour Government’s climate advisor on climate emissions reduction, however solutions were not released for bigger policy questions.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/02/2291574.htm




A report by the Australian National University expressing that the detrimental effects of Climate Change may be increasing faster than first thought, contradicting political viewpoints.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23957189-5012321,00.html





South Australian Government and developers takes steps in coastal areas to ensure property protection from rising sea levels due to Climate Change.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/02/2292293.htm




Comments for and against the Victorian Government’s consent to the plans for a brown-coal power station in the La robe Valley. The plant is stated to be cleaner than other current stations in Victoria, but critics still brand it heavy emitter of greenhouse gas.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/02/2292580.htm




Article warning of a shortfall in the Australian Government’s new emissions trading scheme in 2010, which may not provide enough compensation to consumers and industry in regards to liquid fuel prices.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23949561-5012321,00.html





A CSIRO report predicts a carbon emissions trading scheme will require three million workers to be trained or re-skilled by 2015.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/26/2286129.htm




The Northern Territory Government is seeking feedback from the community about climate change.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/12/2272442.htm




A seminar in Hobart today is examining the practical impact of climate change on Tasmanian business and the economy.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/11/2271049.htm




Researchers attending a national pest conference in Darwin are warning that climate change will demand greater surveillance for exotic pests.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/10/2269744.htm





The Federal Treasury says the introduction of an emissions trading scheme in 2010 will have a significant effect on the relative price of some goods.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/04/2264810.htm




The Northern Territory Environment Minister will not say whether greenhouse gas emissions are considered as part of the application process to clear land.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/04/2264962.htm





With no relief in sight for oil prices, turning Australia's vast coal stocks into diesel could be a potential solution to the energy crisis.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/03/2263839.htm




Plans for a large wind farm to be built along the Molonglo Ridge, south-east of Queanbeyan have been scrapped.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/31/2261219.htm




A new $2 million water tank that is part of the South-East Queensland water grid is is leaking like a sieve.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/30/2260298.htm




A company proposing to tap into a geothermal energy source in the upper Hunter Valley will drill deeper, with tests showing temperatures are hot enough for the project to be viable.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/30/2260176.htm




Queensland researchers say they have made a major breakthrough in renewable energy technology.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/29/2258722.htm




Scientists say Australian skiers should prepare for shorter ski seasons because of global warming.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/28/2257656.htm




Many of us celebrate the economic boom that has generated new levels of prosperity, and pushed unemployment and want to the margins of consciousness. And yet growing numbers of Australians are increasingly disturbed by two comets that seem to be streaking across and spoiling the bright skies of prosperity - climate change and oil scarcity.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/28/2257626.htm




The Green Building Council of Australia says the construction industry can play a pivotal role in reducing greenhouse emissions.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/27/2256930.htm




Next week's New South Wales Budget will include a 40 per cent increase in funds to lift water flows to the drought-stressed rivers and wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/27/2256459.htm




A CSIRO study has found that a lower autumn rainfall pattern in south-east Australia is having dire consequences for the Murray-Darling Basin.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/23/2253652.htm




South-East Queensland residents have maintained their water-saving efforts using an average of 129 litres per person a day.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/23/2254140.htm





The ACT Government has agreed to a yearly cap on the amount of water Canberra extracts from the Murray-Darling Basin.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/23/2254359.htm





The Greens say any moves to leave petrol out of the Federal Government's emissions trading scheme will render it ineffective.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/22/2252210.htm





A survey has found the power generation sector continues to struggle to make investment decisions because of uncertainty over the future emissions trading scheme.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/21/2251962.htm




The Opposition leader, Brendan Nelson, has pledged support for Australia's timber industry, ahead of the Gippsland by-election on June 28th.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/21/2251588.htm





Martin Ferguson let the cat out of the bag shortly after the Budget, when he said that carbon capture and storage would be "essential for the long-term sustainability of coal-fired power generation." With those words, he betrayed the fact that his Government prioritises the coal sector's profits over climate protection.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/21/2250948.htm




Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says people who choose to live in remote Queensland communities understand that many services are not available.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/21/2251632.htm




Two newlyweds have arrived in Brisbane on their eco-friendly four-wheel drive adventure using fish and chip oil instead of fuel.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/20/2250658.htm





An RACQ study has found that Brisbane drivers use 30 per cent more fuel getting to work in peak hour, compared to the same journey in the middle of the day.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/20/2250259.htm





Former Australian of the Year and climate change activist Tim Flannery has come up with a novel solution to climate change, which he says could change the colour of the sky.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/19/2249568.htm




Federal Water Minister Penny Wong's advisers have visited South Australia's Riverland region to draw up a wish list of the state's irrigators for negotiations about the national water plan.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/19/2249175.htm




The Launceston City Council and the Tasmanian Government are working together on a carbon offset promotion park at Newstead.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/14/2245016.htm





A company hoping to develop geothermal technology says it expects to build its first hot rock power station by the end of the year.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/13/2243855.htm




The first sod has been turned at a multi-million-dollar solar technology centre in Alice Springs.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/13/2243350.htm




The federal Government is to restrict the availability of rebates for households installing solar power, under measures in this year's Budget.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/13/2243710.htm




Sydney's desalination plant will be powered by a south-west New South Wales wind farm under what Premier Morris Iemma has called Australia's biggest green energy industry contract.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/13/2243677.htm




Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffrey has stepped into the energy debate, saying solar power is Australia's best prospect of securing a large-scale clean and sustainable energy source.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/12/2242025.htm




Scientists in Hobart are starting small in their bid to discover the answers to one of the world's biggest problems: they are researching krill in the hope of finding out what impact climate change may be having in the Southern Ocean.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/09/2240682.htm





A Reserve Bank board member and an internationally recognised climate change expert has expressed concern at the lack of Government policy to effectively deal with global warming.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/07/2238305.htm





A petition with 30,000 signatures will today be handed to the Federal Treasurer's office urging the Government to abandon its investment in carbon capture and storage.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/05/2234991.htm




Drought-tolerant perennial pastures could make a big dent in Australia's greenhouse emissions by helping soils to soak up carbon, says one researcher.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/05/2236084.htm





If farmers think they have a tough time producing enough rice, wheat and other grain crops, global warming is going to present a whole new world of challenges in the race to produce more food, scientists say.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/04/2234782.htm





The energy sector has warned a national carbon emissions trading scheme will not be effective if the Rudd Government grants exemptions to too many industries.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/03/2234456.htm





A new report is warning greenhouse gas emissions from aeroplanes are rising dramatically, with the authors predicting emissions will more than double over the next 20 years.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/02/2233767.htm




A company granted Queensland's first permit for geothermal energy exploration says there is still a lot of work to do before deciding on the viability of the project.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/02/2234001.htm





A group of Australian researchers claim to have found further evidence that lower rainfall and reduced run-off in the south-east of the country are linked to global warming.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/02/2233524.htm




Australian company Exergen says a multi-million-dollar investment will allow it to build a new plant to make brown coal more environmentally friendly.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/02/2234203.htm





The Queensland Resources Council says it will lobby hard for industry compensation when Australia's emissions trading scheme is introduced.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/30/2231119.htm




More than 1,000 landholders across Australia have enquired about becoming involved in a carbon trading program being run by Landcare.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/21/2222364.htm




For 10 months, pupils at Sydney's Pittwater High staged raffles, manned stalls and lobbied local businesses, raising $85,000 to go solar.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/18/2220973.htm





The NRMA is calling on the Federal Government to give subsidies to companies that switch to using greener fuels in their vehicle fleets.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/17/2219416.htm





The sustainability and climate change topic of the summit will be one of the more closely watched sessions.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/16/2218419.htm





The head of the Coal Association is standing by carbon capture and storage technology, despite claims there is not enough proof it will cut emissions.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/16/2219083.htm





New Queensland research has found coral reefs can survive a nuclear explosion but may not be able to survive global warming.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/16/2218218.htm




A new survey has found three-quarters of Australian drivers are reluctant to use ethanol blends and biofuels.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/16/2218214.htm





About 20 landholders in southern New South Wales have signed up for a new conservation program to create a wildlife corridor between alpine national parks and the far-south coast.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/13/2215416.htm




The Federal Government's review of the aviation industry will look at how it can cut greenhouse gas emissions.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/10/2213601.htm





The New South Wales Government is establishing a $100 million clean coal fund to finance research into carbon-reducing technologies.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/10/2213724.htm




Southern New South Wales and ACT farmers are concerned about the effect of the Federal Government's proposed emissions trading scheme on agriculture.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/10/2213021.htm





The biggest coal-producing regions from Australia and the United States have teamed up to develop clean coal technologies.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/10/2213508.htm





New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma has demanded that more State Government departments use ethanol fuel in their vehicle fleets.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/09/2211793.htm





A senior Australian Securities Exchange manager has predicted that Australia's carbon emissions trading scheme is likely to exceed the value of the current issue of Commonwealth bonds.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/07/2210185.htm




Southern Tasmanian bird and wildlife watchers are in for a treat over the next few weeks.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/07/2210285.htm




Australia's former chief scientist says the costs associated with cutting the nation's carbon emissions may be larger than originally thought.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/05/2208719.htm





The head of an Aboriginal resource management group says a three-day United Nations talk starting in Darwin this morning will highlight unique problems Indigenous people face with climate change.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/02/2205553.htm




The Federal Government will today unveil its first carbon storage plant which will bury 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide in the ground.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/02/2205380.htm





The United Nations concedes finding consensus between more than 160 nations meeting in Bangkok for climate change talks is a daunting task.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/01/2204987.htm





Earth Hour organisers say Canberra led the nation in switching its lights off on Saturday night.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/31/2203263.htm




Building environmentally friendly vehicles and supporting innovation for export are likely to be the focus of a discussion paper on the future of automotive tariffs, to be released today.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,25197,23457314-11949,00.html




The Rudd Government may be forced to give every voter a slice of a $10 billion income tax cut and increased welfare payments to prevent inflation and interest rates from blowing out as a result of the energy price rises that will flow from an emissions trading system.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,25197,23448121-11949,00.html




Labor’s chief adviser on climate change policy believes the market will resolve most problems arising from the introduction of an emissions trading scheme, while power companies claim market forces are likely to cause the greatest disruption.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
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Excluding petrol from an Australian emissions trading scheme would only raise the overall cost of moving to a low-emissions economy, the Government's chief climate change adviser said.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,25197,23434158-11949,00.html





The author of a new report on climate change says even a small rise in temperatures could have a dramatic effect on Australia's native species.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/25/2198984.htm




The head of the Solar Cities project in Alice Springs is hoping to target businesses and organisations as the project starts its energy audits today.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/25/2198667.htm




Labor’s plan to dramatically increase the mandatory levels of renewable energy will cost the economy $1.5billion and drive up power bills by 6 per cent.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,25197,23399773-11949,00.html




Businesses making multi-billion-dollar investment decisions will know by December what emissions trading will cost them under a strict timeline to be unveiled today by the Rudd Government.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,25197,23386700-11949,00.html




Former federal Nationals president David Russell will today back the introduction of a carbon tax in direct contradiction of existing Coalition policy. Recognised as one of the nation's leading tax experts, Mr Russell will agree with the proposition that greenhouse emissions trading could turn out to be the costliest public policy mistake in human history.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,25197,23365943-11949,00.html




In the past 12 months climate change has been a major political, economic and - some would say - moral issue. For all the debate, the central question is relatively clear - what can we do in Australia to reduce the output of greenhouse gases without sacrificing our quality of life in the short term?

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,25197,23359377-11949,00.html




In a portent of how climate change could transform town planning along the nation's coastlines, the South Australian Supreme Court has ruled that predicted sea level rises are a valid reason to reject beachfront housing developments.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,25197,23360118-11949,00.html




Australians overwhelmingly support the ratification of Kyoto - due to formally take effect today - and most want the Government to show international leadership on reducing greenhouse emissions.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,25197,23353691-11949,00.html




Port Augusta sits on the apex of South Australia's iron triangle. At its tip is the oldest dinosaur in the nation's fleet of ageing coal-fired power stations. Commissioned in 1960 when Kevin Rudd was a three-year-old in short pants, Thomas Playford B sits patiently on Port Augusta's tip, waiting for its imminent extinction.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,25197,23307418-11949,00.html




AUSTRALIA is on track to meet its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target under the Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change Minister Penny Wong says.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
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The NSW Government will lobby Kevin Rudd to compensate power generators, which face multi-billion-dollar losses if the latest recommendations of the party's climate change adviser are implemented. Ross Garnaut's interim climate change report, released this week, said power generators should not get compensation to cope with emission cuts imposed by the Government.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
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