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Australia divided on new ETS

Adeline Dontenville, 15th May 09

Last week, in the biggest policy reversal of his prime ministership, aimed at wooing big businesses and the Liberal Party, Kevin Rudd announced important changes concerning Australia’s emission trading scheme. » Read more...

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Australia's coal future is safe

Adeline Dontenville, 27th April 09

As predicted in Climatico’s last national climate policy report, Australia has just taken the lead, along with Britain, in the development of Carbon Capture and Storage. » Read more...

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The outcomes: what did the G20 achieve for Climate Change?

G20 Summit Team, 3rd April 09

[caption id="attachment_2998" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="The G20 leaders standing for their "] [/caption]   The G20 Summit in London has now concluded, with US President Obama filling the main press briefing room for an hour-long press session. » Read more...

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The G20 Summit - A Day in Review

G20 Summit Team, 3rd April 09

As expected, the global economy took center stage at the G20 Summit held yesterday in London. » Read more...

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G20 Live Blog

G20 Summit Team, 2nd April 09

The Climatico Team will be providing a live-blog service on the climate change aspects of the G20 Summit and surrounding events in London, United Kingdom. » Read more...

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Australia in climate change blackout

Adeline Dontenville, 30th March 09

Earth Hour has grown far beyond the expectations of its organiser, WWF Australia, with about one billion people around the world following Sydney's lead and switching off lights on Saturday night. » Read more...

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Australia's GreenPower scheme threatened

Adeline Dontenville, 14th March 09

Since it was first introduced in 1997 as “a world-first” in greenhouse gas reductions, the GreenPower programme has demonstrated that the Australian population feels concerned about climate change. » Read more...

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Climatico Report on National Climate Policy published, finds significant gap in adaptation funding

Simon Billett, 8th March 09

On March 5 2009 Climatico released its first assessment report of national climate policy across twelve of the G20 countries. » Read more...

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Is Australia sitting on a climate time bomb?

Adeline Dontenville, 8th February 09

Australia's vulnerability to climate change effects has been more than obvious in the past weeks. » Read more...

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Australia: climate change is also threatening our health

Adeline Dontenville, 28th January 09

 Thinking about climate change effects, we often picture disastrous environmental consequences, threats to iconic species, as well as necessary changes in our way of life and economy. » Read more...

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How to design a domestic emissions trading scheme: notes from Australia and the EU

Simon Billett, 28th December 08

The economics of reducing greenhouse gas emissions are a complicated business. » Read more...

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The Game Continues: Australia's Climate Change Plan

Simon Billett, 15th December 08

Last week, from the midst of COP-14 in Poland, I reported that the major developed countries were engaged in something of a waiting game on emissions targets, each waiting to see what others would do before announcing their own. » Read more...

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Poznan Day 11: Ministerial Statements and Game Theory

Simon Billett, 11th December 08

Environmental problems have long been played according to game theory: a world of states that act as discrete sovereign units inhabiting an environment that is globally interconnected. » Read more...

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Poznan Day 9: Updates (CDM, Finance, Canada)

Simon Billett, 9th December 08

Day 9 has started with a bump after two days of no formal negotiations. » Read more...

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