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Pacific Island leaders have appealed to global leaders to commit to climate change action following the Pacific Island Forum meeting in Cairns. They say that an average rise in temperature of 1.5 degrees (celsius) or more would affect millions of their constituents in low-lying coastal areas. To achieve this, the world must cut emissions by [...]
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A number of US business groups have urged their government to drop environmental negotiations for the next Doha Round of trade negotiations, expressing frustrations that the talks have taken so long to resolve. The groups believe that discussions over environmental goods and services is slowing the process for other trade initiatives. “We don’t think that [...]
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Minister for Agriculture Tony Burke has announced a $1.9 million Harvesting Productivity initiative, which will work to identify areas for productivity improvement. “Productivity improvements are central to ensuring Australian producers can meet the challenges of a changing climate, fluctuating input and commodity prices, and be part of the solution to global food security,” he said. [...]
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Following two days of bilateral talks that concluded yesterday, China and the USA have committed to promote free trade and fight climate change. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner reported that the two economic giants would work together to lead the world in economic recovery and resist protectionism. “We agreed to undertake policies to bring about [...]
...read moreA climate change bill currently under review in the US Senate would, if passed, spark a “green trade war”, according to US business groups. The bill, passed last month in the country’s House of Representative, includes a program that would allow the imposition of additional tariffs on carbon-intensive goods imported from countries the US believes [...]
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US officials yesterday urged China to lower their tariffs on clean energy technology as part of the two countries’ actions to combat climate change. “Both China and the US have much to lose from potentially devastating impacts of climate change, but much to gain by partnering to develop clean energy technologies that will power our [...]
...read moreMinister for Trade Simon Crean has announced new series of high-level forums designed to generate ideas and direction for Australia’s ongoing global commercial engagement. Trade 2020 will include business leaders, government representative and academics, which will help address commercial engagement issues “as well as develop a broader vision for Australia as an internationally competitive nation,” [...]
...read moreAustralia Minister for Agriculture Tony Burke will meet with US officials this week, to discuss trade market access, food security and climate change. Burke is expected to raise Australia’s objection to the recent US dairy export subsidies introduced earlier this year. A statement from the ministry indicated he would “personally lodge Australia’s objection to the [...]
...read moreChina has labelled potential US legislation, which would see tariffs linked to greenhouse gas emissions, as protectionist. Last week the US House of Representatives narrowly passed legislation to limit pollution contributing to climate change, with one provision that has the potential to introduce tariffs on imports from countries that do not make emissions cuts. Although [...]
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The Aviation Global Deal Group, consisting of carriers including British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Virgin Blue, are pressing for a cap and trade scheme for all international airlines, in effect making the industry a separate ‘country’ with binding reduction targets. Aviation was excluded from the Kyoto Protocol as it was not determined whether the country [...]
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