COP18 Doha climate change conference Rare note of harmony at Doha as action agreed on black carbon The 25 members of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition have agreed to vastly reduce black carbon, methane and ozone Share32 inShare.1 Email Fiona Harvey in Doha guardian.co.uk, Thursday 6 December 2012 16.54 GMT Achim Steiner of the Continue Reading →
Tsunami alert after 7.3 magnitude quake rocks Japan ABCUpdated December 7, 2012, 8:21 pm tweet Email Print Japanese authorities issued a tsunami alert for the north-east coast after a powerful 7.3-magnitude undersea earthquake struck. It set buildings in Tokyo swaying violently. Media reports said a one-metre-high wave could sweep ashore in an area badly hit Continue Reading →
Doha climate conference diary: Monckton v camel John Vidal rounds up the news from behind the scenes at the COP18 UN climate talks in Doha Share10 inShare.1 Email Camel gets hump with Monckton Climate panto villain Lord Monckton has arrived at the talks even as folk here were fearing that the Committee For a Constructive Continue Reading →
US envoy’s cutting remark on C02 emissions fails to add up Todd Stern seems to overlook even his own government’s reports that indicate US would be nowhere 16.3% cut by 2020 Share8 inShare.0 Email Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Thursday 6 December 2012 19.32 GMT The Doha climate change conference hears US special envoy Continue Reading →
Barry O’Farrell is cutting the green schemes EXCLUSIVE by Andrew Clennell The Daily Telegraph December 07, 201212:00AM 8 comments Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share 2 NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has cut green schemes. Picture: Brad Hunter Source: The Daily Telegraph NINE green energy schemes have been axed to help stave off Continue Reading →
Defector’s LNP leadership claims baloney, Newman says By Kim Lyell and Maria Hatzakis, ABCUpdated December 6, 2012, 12:37 pm tweet Email Print Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has described claims that senior Liberal National Party (LNP) colleagues never wanted him to be elected as “baloney”. Government defector Ray Hopper says Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney and Treasurer Continue Reading →