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Auto industry calls for delay in new carbon tax
2015-10-27 17:59:29| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
KEY PLAYERS in the automotive industry have urged the government to postpone restructuring excise taxes on cars and trucks based on their CO2 emissions. When a 2012 Cabinet resolution becomes effective on January 1, 2016, automobiles releasing more than 200 grams of CO2 per kilometre will be taxed at a rate of up to 40 per cent of a vehicle's price compared to only 17 per cent for those classified as eco-friendly models.
Climate change deal will not include global carbon price: UN climate chief
2015-10-27 13:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A climate change deal to be agreed in Paris in December will not be able to come up with a global carbon price, the United Nations' climate chief, Christiana Figueres, said on Tuesday. Big multinational companies and investors, and most recently oil majors, have called for a global carbon price to help spur investments in low-carbon energy. A global carbon price would help to create an incentive for operators of power plants and factories to switch to cleaner fuels such as gas or to buy more...
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How Sydney Harbour's mussels will respond to increased carbon emissions
2015-10-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: They say there is nothing so strong it can come between a mother and child, and even when it comes to mussels that is usually the case. But increasing ocean temperatures and acidification look likely to disadvantage future generations of mussels in Sydney harbour, straining the maternal investment made by adult mussels in their offspring. In a recently completed study by Western Sydney University, researchers looked at the impact of climate change on biodiversity in Sydney harbour, predicting...
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Big firms say EU carbon reforms do not go far enough
2015-10-26 14:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Proposed reforms to the EU carbon market do not go far enough and need to be supplemented by a phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies, a group of major companies said in an open letter to European Union environment ministers meeting on Monday. The European Commission in July outlined its plans to bolster the Emissions Trading System (ETS), on which permits to pollute trade at around 8.5 euros per ton, seen as too little to drive a shift to lower carbon energy. Environment ministers of the 28 EU states...
Dell Cuts E-Waste with Recycled Carbon Fiber
2015-10-26 13:42:00| Waste Age
GreenBiz In the electronics industry, rapid technology innovation and ever-shortening product lifespans are contributing to staggering flows of e-waste. read more
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