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Australia's Two Major Parties Both Score Poorly on Climate Policy
2013-07-19 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Labor and the Coalition have been warned not to cede climate policy action to the Greens following new rankings that show the two major parties are failing to provide comprehensive plans to lower emissions and boost energy efficiency. The 2013 Pollute-o-Meter, created by the Climate Institute, provides Labor with 2.5 stars out of five for its climate policies, with the Coalition lagging on one star. Unsurprisingly, the Greens are rated highly, with five stars. Other smaller parties and independents...
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Metron Aviation to support Airservices Australias next phase CDM programme
2013-07-19 01:00:00| Airport Technology
Airbus' subsidiary Metron Aviation has received a contract from the Australian air navigation service agency Airservices to support the next phase of its collaborative decision making (CDM) programme to optimise international flight operations across
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Fixed, floating or blown away: pinning down Australia's carbon price
2013-07-16 10:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: What is the carbon price? Carbon pricing started on 1 July 2012 as a result of the federal government's post-election deal with the Greens and key independents Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor. The aim is to reduce Australia's greenhouse gases to meet a bipartisan target of a minimum 5%, and up to 25%, reduction in emissions by 2020. The carbon price works by charging Australia's major carbon emitters, such as power stations, mines and heavy industry, for their emissions. Businesses that generate...
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Australia's Inglewood Farms enters into administration
2013-07-15 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
Australia's leading organic poultry farm Inglewood Farms, which has been struggling under a debt of A$60m ($54.26m), has entered into receivership.
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China seeks Australia's help building emissions trading scheme
2013-07-11 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Australia has been drafted in to help design an emissions trading scheme for China, the world's biggest polluter. A deal announced in Canberra on Thursday will see the Australian National University take leadership of a program that will analyse pollution data provided by China and allow Chinese university researchers to examine Australia's experience of the carbon tax and transition to an emissions trading scheme. China is aiming for a full national emissions trading scheme by 2015. The...
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