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More than 40 activists, identifying themselves as belonging to protest group Rising Tide Newcastle, stopped a coal train on Sunday, chaining themselves to it and the rail tracks to effectively close the line at Newcastle. “A number of arrests have been made,” a police spokesperson said in a statement. Rising Tide Newcastle claim 23 people [...]
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I can’t help thinking that we’re all getting it wrong on climate change. By saying this, I’m not questioning the science (I’m not a scientist), the politics (I’m certainly not a politician!) or the sentiment (I think its right that we’re trying to do something about global carbon emissions). I just think that, by taking [...]
...read moreThe price of air travel is set to rise, if sweeping reform proposed by Britain’s Committee on Climate Change (COCC) is adopted by the countries attending the climate change conference in Copenhagen. Delegates are being told that air travel costs must rise as countries meet the challenges of reducing carbon emissions and preventing temperatures from [...]
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Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop has called the Federal Government’s ban on uranium exports to India “hypocritical”, and said Australia was missing out on a massive economic and trade opportunity. “Mr Rudd has said climate change is the greatest economic, moral and environmental challenge of our generation, yet he refuses to allow Australian [...]
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Developed nations must consider emerging economies at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this week, World Bank President Robert Zoellick has urged. “My primary message is that one will not be able to address the problem of climate change unless the solution draws on the capabilities and needs of both developed and developing [...]
...read moreDeveloped nations have set their carbon reductions targets too low, according to African climate change negotiator Lumumba Di-Aping. Di-Aping has identified Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as two leaders who have played politics rather than committed to an agreement. “The issue about whether there is a politically binding agreement [...]
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A visit to Korea by Queensland Minister for Trade Stephen Robertson earlier this week has progressed talks on potential sustainable energy joint projects. The Korean government has allocated the equivalent of A$1.1 billion towards sustainable energy production initiatives. “Korean resource and energy companies are looking for investment opportunities overseas that can help them secure a [...]
...read moreChina and the UK have entered a series of trade and investment deals worth US$500 million, which will boost environmentally-friendly industries in both countries. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown identified environmentally-friendly industries as a key growth area for the nation and expressed enthusiasm toward developing trade with an emerging growth economy like China. Included in [...]
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The US National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has spoken out against the country’s climate bill, fearing that some 2 million jobs would be lost overseas if the legislation passes through the Senate. The association says higher costs from the cap-and-trade plan on greenhouse gas emissions would drive manufacturing jobs offshore and “will ultimately discourage economic [...]
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The leaders of Canada, Mexico and the USA have banded together in a united front against swine flu, homicidal drug cartels and the economic recession at their recent North American trilateral meeting. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon and US President Barack Obama agreed to combine their efforts to fight swine flu, [...]
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