AFP
Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised Tuesday to reduce Canada’s excise tax on diesel fuel in contrast to his main rival’s plan for a carbon …
BusinessDay.co.nz, New Zealand
Swedish energy company Vattenfall opened a small coal plant in Germany on Tuesday which will produce almost carbon-free power in a test of technology that …
Forbes, NY
Forward British gas prices fell as oil markets sagged on Tuesday, while the prompt was supported by tight supplies. …
Conde Nast Portfolio, NY
I spent the morning at a meeting in midtown on the subject of the nascent carbon markets in Brazil. They’re tiny at the moment, and they’re likely to remain …
United Press International
The Thai government is being urged to implement a carbon-trading program. By implementing such a program, Thailand could bring in …
SpringFair.com Marketplace, UK
Carbon Managers made its first ever trade show appearance at Autumn Fair this week, where it has launched its Plant a Tree for Life eco …
The Low Carbon Economy, UK
Manufacturing is to get a £150 million package to help the sector stay “ahead of the game” and capitalise on the low carbon and environmentally conscious …
Business Green, UK
Eighteen UK law firms are to measure and publish their carbon footprints as part of an initiative to create a commonly used benchmark for measuring …
Bloomberg
German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel is seeking to speed up a European Union ruling on auctioning …
Business Wire (press release), CA
As businesses become increasingly aware of their environmental impact and seek ways to “green” their organizations, …
ABC Online, Australia
The developers of Canberra’s newest suburb hope it will become the first carbon neutral area in the country. Around 1500 residential dwellings will be built …
Reuters UK
Prominent climate scientists criticized the Australian government’s top climate adviser on Tuesday, …
The Financial Standard, Australia
VicSuper blazes the trail in sustainable investing after it revealed that members will receive a carbon emission measurement of their superannuation …
Tasmanian Greens, Australia
The Tasmanian Greens today described the Liberal Opposition’s $2 billion proposal to expand the Midland Highway into a four-lane route as “carbon madness”. …
ABC Online, Australia
A senior research analyst says global warming is now a big issue for long-term investors, and agriculture shouldn’t think it can relax because it’s out of …
CleanTechnica, CA
Maybe one of the best things we can do it offset our CO2 is also one of the simplest: stop cutting down trees. In a recent issue of Bioscience, …
Farm Weekly, Australia
People who consume organic food are a carbon-step ahead, according to the Biological Farmers of Australia, which says those eat organic are almost half a …
Bloomberg
Australians support Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s carbon-pollution reduction plan and are prepared to pay more for fuel as a result, …
fona - Forschung für Nachhaltigkeit, Germany
The 1st AVIATION CO2 conference will be held on September 8-10, 2008 in Budapest, Hungary. The event will address the most current policy and technology …
Autochannel (press release)
At Paris Motor Show in early October, Volvo Cars is presenting economical new diesel variants of the C30, S40 and V50 models …
Kathimerini, Greece
A group of seven United Nations experts arrived in Athens yesterday for a one-week visit aimed at assessing whether Greece is fit to re-enter a greenhouse …
Reuters UK
Japanese carbon emissions allowances traded up 3 percent in a voluntary scheme compared to the previous year, at an average 1250 …
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