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From News Limited NEW modelling suggests climate change would knock five per cent off Australia’s economic output by 2100 if nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gases. Early findings of the modelling being produced jointly by CSIRO and ABARE forecast a rise in Australia’s average temperature of 3.5 degrees celsius under the same scenario. Climate Continue Reading →
The Australian Conservation Foundation has welcomed the suggestion by Treasury Secretary Ken Henry that water pricing should reflect water scarcity. “Pricing is a critical part of managing demand for water,” said ACF’s Sustainable Australia Program Manager Monica Richter. “Any pricing regime should take account of social and environmental concerns. “A block tariff – where the Continue Reading →
A study published in late February has revealed that Arctic forests burned frequently in the last period of global warming, further increasing the load of carbon dioxide in the air and adding to the warming. The computer models used to predict the impact of climate chaos have not taken Arctic forest fires into account because Continue Reading →
The United States changed regulations last December to speed up the approval of wave and tide power generators. Many environmental groups are concerned about the impact on wildlife in the estuaries where the rush of new plants using different approaches are to be built. Projects involving dams are specifically excluded. Hydro-kinetic companies hope to supply Continue Reading →
The Council of International Relations in the United States has warned that armed conflict is likely over the resources of the Arctic Seabed unless a framework for international negotiations is set up as soon as possible. The Arctic sea floor has been the subject of a number of claims and counter claims since 2001 when Continue Reading →
The United States first hydrokinetic pilot project proposal has come in an unexpected place — the Yukon River. When the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposed a special expedited pilot license last summer, it recieved significant support from industry developers for the idea of a license that would allow devices to get in the ocean in as little as six months.