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Since the global financial crisis, Canada has been one of the world’s most resilient economies, so how can Australian exporters make the most of our existing links to seek out new opportunities? Canada has long been considered the younger sibling of the USA, adapting some of its ways and relying heavily on bilateral trade. However, [...]
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Australian company Papyrus recently announced that they are now producing commercial quantities of their patented veneer and fibreboard products, made from the previously unusable recycled trunks of banana trees, for export from their Walkamin factory in Far North Queensland. Searching for an alternative fibre to timber that could be processed using conventional paper manufacturing methods, [...]
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Developed 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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Australia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China’s Hunan Province on sustainable urban development. Last week, Austrade’s regional director for North East Asia Laurie Smith and the Mayor of the Changsha Municipal Government Jianfei Zhang signed the MOU. Smith said China’s inland ‘tier 2′ cities were ripe for Australia’s green building expertise. “The [...]
...read moreThe Federal Government has confirmed the decision to proceed with the Gorgon gas project in Western Australia after attending a ceremony to mark the partners’ investment decision. Yesterday’s statement issued by Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson read: “The Australian Government welcomes the jobs, export earnings, and global greenhouse gas abatement which will flow [...]
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A recent survey conducted by the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) shows that Japanese businesses are looking to globalise their environment-related products. “Japanese firms are eager to export environment-related products, while at the same time relatively few have progressed far in overseas production,” read JETRO’s report. The organisation identified that more data was required to [...]
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Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson has emphatically denied that the recent $50 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal with China is a threat to the environment. The Gorgon LNG project, off the coast of Western Australia near Barrow Island in the state’s north, is yet to be developed, but has received initial environmental [...]
...read moreA 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 [...]
...read moreAustrade will launch a mission to the USA for technology businesses interested in servicing the environmental and utilities industries. The ‘Environment, Technology and Entrepreneurship’ mission to software giant Microsoft, is a program designed to showcase technology solutions and introduce Australian firms to the US market. Brett Spencer, CEO of the Stargate Group, participated in the [...]
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The World Trade Organisation will join with the World Travel Market at the 3rd annual Ministers’ Summit in London on November 10 in a gathering of travel and tourism representatives to discuss current global issues affecting the industry. The summit hopes to examine and find solutions to the effects of the global economic crisis to [...]
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