Sat Dec 19, 2009
Earlier today President Barack Obama claimed that an agreement had been reached at COP15 in Copenhagen between some of the key countries (US, China, India, Brazil and South Africa) . While debate still rages at the conference about whether this can be called an agreement, Australian, NZ and UK experts give their first reactions below.
Fri Dec 18, 2009
Go to: Recommended links | Images | Video | Audio | Flannery briefing | Rapid Roundup The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP 15) was held from Dec 7 to 18, 2009. Negotiators, ministers, scientists and world leaders assembled in the Danish capital to negotiate a way forward. Nigel Kerby from the Australian [...]
Wed Nov 25, 2009
Experts comment on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme deal struck between the Federal Government and the Opposition.
Thu Oct 22, 2009
Economic modelling and the impacts on industry are headlining the emissions trading debate. But what it will mean for your average Australian?
Mon Oct 19, 2009
As Australia prepares to introduce an emissions trading scheme, experts are calling for some ground rules to govern how carbon is offset through land (e.g. by planting trees).
Wed Jun 10, 2009
Wed 10 June at 3pm AEST online The second largest source of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions in the world comes from land use. In turn, the majority of these emissions come from deforestation and the degradation of forests and peatlands in developing nations. Despite this, a mechanism to reduce deforestation in developing nations was left [...]
Mon May 4, 2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has today announced that the start of Australia’s emissions trading scheme is being delayed until 2011. The Government had previously planned to introduce the scheme in 2010. The Government also announced it would increase the upper limit of its carbon reduction target to 25 per cent of 2000 levels by 2020, [...]
Wed Jul 16, 2008
The federal government’s green paper on the “Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme” which outlines an emissions trading scheme for Australia was released today. Below, experts respond to the report.