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Australia first country to irresponsibly scrap the carbon tax
2014-07-17 11:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Australian prime minister Tony Abbotts repeal bill to abolish tax on the countrys biggest polluters has been passed in the senate, with opposition and scientists deeply worried that the move will leave Australia behind in the race to a low-carbon future. The tax which has been opposed by Abbott since his election was passed by the previous Labor government and used to charge the 348 highest polluters A$23 (13) for every tonne of greenhouse gas produced. The motion passed with 39 votes...
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East Africa to scrap roaming charges by year-end
2014-07-15 09:32:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) East African countries Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan have mutually agreed to adopt a regional telecommunications framework for a "One Area Network" by 31 December. The project is being implemented as a result of resolutions agreed during the 5th Heads of State Summit for the Northern Corridor Integration Projects held in Nairobi in May. The regional framework will see calls originating and terminating within the region exempt from international and roaming surcharges. Subscribers travelling within the member states will be charged as local subscribers on the visited country network. Operators within the region shall be required to re-negotiate their bilateral agreements to ensure the full implementation of the new rules by 01 September for Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda and 31 December for South Sudan.
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Climate change solution: Scrap subsidies, fund innovation
2014-07-11 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Mark your calendars. November 30, 2015 is international climate D-Day. Representatives from 196 countries will meet in Paris for the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to complete negotiations on a new international climate agreement to replace the Kyoto Protocol, which ends in 2020. Unfortunately, in the lead up to the negotiations there have been few new suggestions that deviate from the norm, signaling that Paris may be doomed to retread the tried-and-failed carbon targets and subsidy...
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California ARB approves funding plan for low-carbon, zero-emission vehicles; improves car scrap program
2014-06-27 12:31:06| Green Car Congress
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Will the new HRD minister scrap DU's four year programme?
2014-06-06 14:38:10| Beverages - Topix.net
Among the many promises the BJP government made during the polls, a prominent one was to roll back the Delhi University's four year undergraduate programme.
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