Australia
Siemens’ giant wind farm lands in Australia
270MW project latest step in South Australia’s quest to generate 33% of renewable energy by 2020
EU and Australia set to accelerate emissions trading links
Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard says discussions will be sped up after Kevin Rudd announces end of unpopular carbon tax
Australia Prime Minister Rudd pledges to scrap carbon tax by 2014
Morning summary: Prime Minister announces plans to replace the carbon tax with a market-based trading system a full year ahead of schedule
Nanomaterials could accelerate C02 removal from coal power plants
Australian scientists have developed tiny filters that could cut carbon dioxide emissions from coal fired power stations
Wildfires shoot climate warming tar balls into atmosphere
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists reveal small carbon balls created in wildfires are 10 times as warming as conventional soot
Australia warned to prepare for hotter summers – report
Extreme heat, floods and bushfires which affected Australia earlier in 2013 are likely to become more common as a result of climate change
Australian businesses back emissions trading scheme
Almost 99% of Australian businesses have shown support for an emissions trading scheme but it could cost the government several billion dollars in lost revenue
UK shale gas resources far greater than previously thought
Morning summary: New figures from British Geological Survey (BGS) suggest previous estimates were too low
EU carbon price crisis spreads to Australia
Tax cuts promised on back of carbon levy revenues postponed as low prices in Europe affect Aussie policy
Australian businesses ignoring climate change
Though Australia is considered one of the countries most vulnerable to a changing climate, few in the corporate sector pay much attention, says a new report
Greenpeace activists board Australian coal export vessel
Action aimed to highlight country’s contribution to rising levels of carbon dioxide in atmosphere
Abbott plans to scrap Australian climate body if elected
Opposition leader says he will scrap Climate Commission together with carbon tax introduced last year
Climate change causing more droughts & floods in Australia
Australia’s Climate Commission says emergency services must prepare for increased incidences of bushfires and flooding in coming decades
Australia summer heatwave linked to climate change
Climate Commission’s ‘Angry Summer’ report warns record-breaking temperatures and intense rainfall likely to become more frequent
Coral bleaching could hit 74% of world’s reefs by 2045
New research suggest warming oceans will lead to annual bleaching events for majority of world’s reefs
Australia’s coal industry ‘making billions’ from carbon tax
Coal fired power stations appear to be making huge profits from Australia’s new carbon tax, while passing costs to consumers
Solar and wind could power Australia
World’s largest coal exporter could be self-sufficient in renewable energy in 10 years according to research by University of Melbourne
US report makes extreme weather link to climate change
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Australia’s ‘dome of heat’ sends temperature charts into deep purple
Intense heat afflicting Australia continent has led to the country’s meteorologists adding new colours to take its temperature range
Plans to build 292 Himalayan hydroelectric dams described as “train wreck”
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