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10 September 2010
Melbourne, September 8 - Xstrata has called on the new minority government to tread softly on climate change policy, saying the mining giant would oppose a cap on carbon emissions until other countries make similar moves.
Sydney, September 8 - Australia’s new prime minister Julia Gillard has signalled for the first time that she will move away from her predecessor’s climate change policy and find a new way of pricing carbon emissions across the country.
Melbourne, September 7 - Julia Gillard won the support of the Australian Greens to form a minority government but must deliver on climate reform and carbon pricing.
Australia, September 7 - East of Australia’s Great Dividing Range, a cluster of giant black gashes marks one of the country’s biggest coal mines. Latrobe valley’s pits and power plants provide 85% of the electricity used by the 5 million residents of the state of Victoria.
Jakarta, September 6 - Indonesia is capable to reduce green house gas emission by 2.3 gigatons in 2030, or equivalent to 46 percent reduction in 2005.
Insight — Singapore, September 6 - While scientists may shy away from linking these natural disasters directly to climate change, what is absolutely certain is that heatwaves and high water hurt developing countries and poor people more as they are less able to pay to protect themselves.
London, September 5 - Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage.
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