Tag: Greenhouse Gas
Police arrest Tarong Power protesters
Three people have been charged over a global warming protest at the Tarong Power Station in the South Burnett earlier today. [MORE]
Police negotiate with conveyor belt coal protesters
Police say two demonstrators are still chained to a conveyor belt at a south Burnett power station in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Protesters chained to coal conveyor belt
Tarong Energy says two demonstrators have chained themselves to a conveyor belt carrying coal to a power station in Queensland's south Burnett region.[MORE]
China predict 'climate phenomena' from global warming
The Chinese Government has made dire predictions of increased disasters due to global warming.[MORE]
Inpex project 'just the start of Australia's LNG future'
The Federal Resources and Energy Minister says he's hopeful the Inpex LNG plant bound for Darwin will be the first in a long list of gas projects in Australia.[MORE]
Business urges renewed nuclear debate
SA business urges a return to the nuclear debate to help address climate change.[MORE]
Eating kangaroos could reduce emissions
Replacing some of the cattle and sheep in Australia with kangaroos could reduce the number of animals producing methane and at the same time promote natural habitats instead of hoof-damaged pastures.[MORE]
China tops world's biggest carbon polluter list
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A report confirms an estimate that China has become the biggest producer of CO2.[MORE]
Desal plant not a green project, says MP
Greens MP Mark Parnell says the South Australian Government should invest in its own wind farms to power the Port Stanvac desalination plant for Adelaide.[MORE]
Exempt farmers from emissions scheme, QFF says
The Queensland Farmers' Federation (QFF) says farmers should be exempt from the Federal Government's proposed emissions trading scheme.[MORE]
Councils on notice about emissions from old tips
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) is concerned local councils will be hit with big costs under an emissions trading scheme, because of methane gas leaking from land fill sites.[MORE]
Greenhouse gas concerns for Traveston dam
The Queensland Opposition says a report on the proposed Traveston Crossing dam shows it will produce more greenhouse gas emissions than a desalination plant would. [MORE]
Greens suggest greenhouse levy
The Greens say a levy of $25 a year on ratepayers would help New South Wales north coast councils reduce greenhouse gas emissions.[MORE]
Carbon scheme putting forests at logging risk: academics
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Two Canberra academics are warning the inclusion of plantation forests in an emissions trading scheme could drive emissions up, not down.[MORE]
Emissions trading scheme compo in the spotlight
Federal Energy Minister Martin Ferguson is today meeting some of Australia's biggest greenhouse gas emitters to discuss compensation under the proposed emissions trading scheme.[MORE]
Govt to talk emissions with big players
Some of Australia's largest companies will tomorrow raise concerns over the Government's emissions trading scheme. [MORE]
Govt plans Traveston tree planting
The Queensland Government is aiming to plant up to two million forestry trees as part of the construction of the proposed Traveston Crossing dam near Gympie in the state's south-east.[MORE]
MP rules out native forests power
The federal Member for Eden Monaro, Mike Kelly, has ruled out the future possibility of using native forests in south-east New South Wales for electricity generation.[MORE]
Forum discusses emissions trading scheme
One of only two South Australian forums on Australia's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme was held at Mount Gambier yesterday.[MORE]
Timber group rejects call for harvesting rethink
A peak timber industry body has rejected claims native forests in south-east New South Wales should be locked up as a way of combating the effects of climate change.[MORE]
Green group backs biomass plant idea
The Conservation Council of Western Australia has welcomed a proposal to convert a recommissioned coal-fired power station in Collie into a biomass plant.[MORE]
Coalition's emissions trading policy likely to change: Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull says it is unrealistic to talk about a start date for the Coalition's policy on climate change.[MORE]
Why we need CCS - whether you like the idea or not!
For as long as society chooses to use fossil fuels for power generation, we will have to use CCS.[MORE]
MP fears carbon trading scheme would cost jobs
The Nationals' Member for Hinkler says the Federal Government should not implement a carbon emissions trading scheme unless big polluters like China and India do the same.[MORE]
SAFF backs cattle methane reduction research
The chairman of the South Australian Farmers Federation (SAFF) livestock section, Dale Perkins, has welcomed new research into the diet of cattle aimed at reducing their methane emissions.[MORE]
