News tagged with carbon trading
Cheers as Australia's carbon tax hits parliament
Cheers erupted in Australia's Parliament House after Prime Minister Julia Gillard presented her bill for a new pollution tax she hopes will help counter climate change.
Sep 13, 2011 |
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China plans carbon-trading pilot scheme
China will introduce a pilot scheme for carbon emissions trading and gradually develop a national market as the world's largest polluter seeks to reduce emissions and save energy, state media said.
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Australia sets carbon price to fight climate change
Australia Sunday announced plans to tax carbon pollution at Aus$23 (US$24.74) per tonne to help battle climate change, as it moves towards an emissions trading scheme similar to that of Europe.
Jul 10, 2011 |
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Australia to unveil pollution tax
Australia will unveil the full details of its contentious pollution tax within days, Treasurer Wayne Swan said Tuesday, promising help for households facing higher energy bills.
Jul 05, 2011 |
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EU stands firm as polluting tax row threatens Airbus sales
The EU refused Saturday to back down on a planned pollution tax on airline companies after reports China has put an Airbus order on ice and growing discontent in the United States.
Jun 25, 2011 |
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Study backs Australia pollution tax plans
A government-backed study of pollution reduction policies among Australia's major trade partners Thursday backed "price-based schemes" as most effective, boosting Canberra's carbon tax plan.
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Combine carbon consensus with income tax cuts: study
A carbon pricing proposal can find consensus and would allow income tax cuts, as long as industry handouts can be kept in check, according to a new report from The Australian National University.
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Hackers steal 2 million tonnes of EU carbon credits
Hackers stole two million tonnes of polluting rights in a five-day raid this week on the European Union's carbon emissions trading system, an EU source said on Thursday.
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Carbon swap bank to beat climate change
Australian researchers have suggested that nations should abandon the concept of carbon emissions trading in favor of a carbon swap bank that might lead to genuine reductions in the amount of carbon dioxide greenhouse gas ...
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Carbon trading used as money-laundering front: experts
Organised crime gangs are using carbon emissions trading schemes as fronts for money-laundering, experts warned Friday.
Jul 16, 2010 |
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Cyber fraudsters attack EU's carbon trading system
Online fraudsters have carried out a "widepread" cyber attack on the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the EU commission said Thursday, promising a security review.
Feb 04, 2010 |
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China to become 'global leader in green tech'
China can become the world's top exporter of "green technology" if it carries out crucial energy and ecological reforms, leading environmental campaigners said here Saturday.
Nov 14, 2009 |
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Researchers: EU must allocate fewer emission allowances and stop making free allocations
EU emissions trading has put a price on something that used to be free - the right to pollute the atmosphere.
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Australia targets 20 pct renewable energy by 2020
Australia on Thursday passed a clean energy law requiring the country to produce 20 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2020 in move that could draw billions of dollars of green investment.
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Carbon measuring system to help mitigate climate change
The $9.16m Carbon Benefits Project, which involves the Overseas Development Group at the University of East Anglia (UEA), hopes to encourage sustainable development schemes in developing countries that generate climate adaptation, ...
May 18, 2009 |
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