Program to offset carbon emissions
10 March, 2008Greening Australia and the Tasmanian government entered into an Australian-first partnership today following Premier Lennon’s announcement in state parliament regarding the government’s commitment to reducing and offsetting carbon emissions.
Emissions trading in the spotlight
31 October, 2007Emissions trading as a solution to global warming will go under the spotlight when key commentators tackle the subject at a seminar in Sydney on 1 November, organised by the NSW Division of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).
Oil and gas body targets a nuclear future
15 August, 2007Nuclear power could be as cheap as coal if the cost of carbon capture and storage is considered, according to Professor Peter Johnston, head of physics at RMIT and panel member of the 2006 federal government review into the nuclear industry.
Emissions trading and what it means for Australian businesses
25 July, 2007 by Carolyn Jackson, EditorThe federal government's long awaited plan on emissions trading was recently announced, with an increase on spending by $627million
Takeoff of carbon offset scheme praised
15 June, 2007The launch of Pacific Blue NZ’s Carbon Offset scheme for customers is yet another step in the nation’s drive towards carbon neutrality, according to government Ministers David Benson-Pope and David Parker.
Carbon neutral web host
29 May, 2007Web hosting company, ilisys has claimed that it is the first web hosting company of its kind to achieve carbon neutrality in Australia
The rise and fall of carbon trading
22 September, 2006 by Carolyn Jackson, EditorA fractured state proposal to introduce a carbon trading scheme had support from environmental groups, but has failed to find backing from the federal government
'No guilt' over greenhouse
11 May, 2005The Kyoto Protocol came into force on 16 February 2005. It demands a 5.2% cut in greenhouse gas emissions from the industrialised world by 2012.
