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The ABC understands Ms Gillard will outline plans to set up a committee of scientists to advise the Government on climate change. The committee will be paired with a citizens' assembly, consisting of 100-200 volunteers who will gauge feeling of the community on its attitude towards putting a price on carbon, and feed it back to the Government. The policy launch comes two-and-a-half months after...
July, 22 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
Greens propose interim carbon tax - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) By Alexandra Kirk for AM Posted Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:03am AEDT Updated Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:17am AEDT Interim scheme: The Greens want carbon to be priced at $20 a tonne for two years (freefoto.uk) Audio: Greens push interim carbon scheme to break ETS deadlock (AM) The Greens are attempting to break the political deadlock over emissions trading by suggesting an interim...
February, 6 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
PHOTO Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been a key participant at the United Nations summit on climate change. [AAP] Sabra Lane Last Updated: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:47:00 +1000 Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has issued an ultimatum to the country's opposition after playing a leading role at a forum on climate change at the United Nations. Mr Rudd co-hosted a round-table discussion with 20 counties on the obstacles to a deal on climate change...
September, 23 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
By Scott Thill September 18, 2009 | Blurring the boundary between sci-fi and documentary, Franny Armstrong’s The Age of Stupid peers back in time from a climate crisis-wracked 2055 to lament our current inaction on the mother of all conflicts: The war on terra. The film premieres globally on Monday. “We’re not at war at the moment,” explains Piers Guy, a British wind-farm developer who serves as one of The Age of Stupid’s compelling...
September, 21 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves