Australian accredited carbon accounting course introduced
05 August, 2008In response to the community's growing awareness of climate change, Swinburne University of Technology has introduced what is claimed to be Australia's first accredited course in carbon accounting.
Challenges hold waste industry back from making investment
28 July, 2008The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme green paper may be the trigger for a billion-dollar investment in waste industry infrastructure but the industry flags major challenges in measuring and assessing the liability.
Government gives the green light to act on climate change
17 July, 2008 by Kylie Wilson-FieldThe government delivers its green paper on climate change.
Australian ETS could be worth $11 billion
17 July, 2008On the basis of proposals outlined in a green paper issued by the Australian government, the annual value of trades in Australian emissions units (AEUs) could amount to as much as $11billion within the first few years of operation, according to Point Carbon.
Briefing session on carbon management
19 May, 2008The Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI), which in partnership with EPA Victoria created Grow Me The Money, is holding a briefing session on carbon management for small to medium businesses.
Carbon to be the biggest global commodity market by 2012
03 April, 2008Adapting to the emerging carbon constrained economy will become vital to business success in the face of increasing regulation and pressure from consumers according to Carbon Planet.
Program to offset carbon emissions
10 March, 2008Greening Australia and the Tasmanian government entered into an Australian-first partnership today following Premier Lennon’s announcement in state parliament regarding the government’s commitment to reducing and offsetting carbon emissions.
Emissions trading in the spotlight
31 October, 2007Emissions trading as a solution to global warming will go under the spotlight when key commentators tackle the subject at a seminar in Sydney on 1 November, organised by the NSW Division of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).
Oil and gas body targets a nuclear future
15 August, 2007Nuclear power could be as cheap as coal if the cost of carbon capture and storage is considered, according to Professor Peter Johnston, head of physics at RMIT and panel member of the 2006 federal government review into the nuclear industry.
Emissions trading and what it means for Australian businesses
25 July, 2007 by Carolyn Jackson, EditorThe federal government's long awaited plan on emissions trading was recently announced, with an increase on spending by $627million
Takeoff of carbon offset scheme praised
15 June, 2007The launch of Pacific Blue NZ’s Carbon Offset scheme for customers is yet another step in the nation’s drive towards carbon neutrality, according to government Ministers David Benson-Pope and David Parker.
Carbon neutral web host
29 May, 2007Web hosting company, ilisys has claimed that it is the first web hosting company of its kind to achieve carbon neutrality in Australia
The rise and fall of carbon trading
22 September, 2006 by Carolyn Jackson, EditorA fractured state proposal to introduce a carbon trading scheme had support from environmental groups, but has failed to find backing from the federal government
'No guilt' over greenhouse
11 May, 2005The Kyoto Protocol came into force on 16 February 2005. It demands a 5.2% cut in greenhouse gas emissions from the industrialised world by 2012.
