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Canada commits $400M to climate change fund

...illion in 2010), and France ($502 million a year). “I think that Canada’s showing its interest in supporting significant progress in the Copenhagen Accord and it’s also understanding climate change in...

25 Jun 2010

Canada commits $400M to climate change fund

News / Transport

Analysis: Refiners threaten anti-pollution efforts in shipping

...is sufficiently far away enough in the future," said Eivind Vagslid, head of the IMO's chemical and air pollution prevention section. "We hope there will be a combination of new refinery capacity and ...

17 Jan 2011

Analysis: Refiners threaten anti-pollution efforts in shipping

News / Policy & Finance

Climate talks put top emitter China in hot seat

...inding treaty. A meeting in Copenhagen in late 2009 ended in rancor between rich and developing countries, especially China, and produced a non-binding political accord with many gaps. Officials in Ti...

3 Oct 2010

Climate talks put top emitter China in hot seat

News / Carbon & Climate

Analysis: Oil over $100 pressures Asia to cut subsidies

...India and Indonesia have stalled on their plans to reform subsidy regimes, and high prices are likely to extend delays. “In countries like India and Indonesia there isn’t enough political capital to p...

9 Mar 2011

Analysis: Oil over $100 pressures Asia to cut subsidies

News / Carbon & Climate

The Singapore Exchange issues guidelines on 'green reporting'

...It is encouraging all listed firms to undertake 'sustainability reporting' - or the disclosure of the social and environmental aspects of their business - and has issued guidelines regarding this. 'In...

29 Aug 2010

The Singapore Exchange issues guidelines on 'green reporting'

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Walmart Asia CEO Scott Price addresses APEC CEO Summit: "Social responsibility must be integral to business strategy to succeed"

...iculture program as an example of innovation, global focus and flexibility. It’s long-term and it ties directly into the business, he said. It also tackles a huge social issue. “More than one billio...

13 Nov 2010

Walmart Asia CEO Scott Price addresses APEC CEO Summit: "Social responsibility must be integral to business strategy to succeed"

News / Carbon & Climate

Sun setting on era of cheap solar

...It is also fighting off damaging opposition claims that its new promise to set a carbon price will force up electricity prices. The Prime Minister faced down the critics in a speech in Adelaide on Tue...

12 Nov 2010

Sun setting on era of cheap solar

News / Green Buildings

Resilience planning for wild weather and climate change

...istair Coulstock, senior ecologically sustainable design specialist at engineering firm Aurecon, says the key to resilient building is to focus on long term issues like climate change and peak oil, an...

12 May 2011

Resilience planning for wild weather and climate change

News / Carbon & Climate

Harnessing women's spending power to help the environment

...ironmentally friendly and green is likely to be safer and healthier," MacEachern said. She's started a campaign on her Web site encouraging women to join the "One in a Million" initiative by pledging ...

23 Aug 2010

Harnessing women's spending power to help the environment

News / Energy

Opposition to huge India nuclear plant hardens

...ic/Hitachi joint venture and the Westinghouse Electric unit of Toshiba are also eyeing opportunities in India. Opposition to the Jaitapur plant is based in part on worry about seismic activity in the ...

18 Apr 2011

Opposition to huge India nuclear plant hardens

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Singapore to host World Green Building International Congress

...ission is to propel Singapore’s building and construction industry towards environmental sustainability by promoting green building design, practices and technologies; integrating green building initi...

20 Mar 2010

Singapore to host World Green Building International Congress

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Deal at Cop15 now within our reach, says Ed Milliband UK secretary of state for energy and climate change

...ill be – with flood and drought making food and water scarce for hundreds of millions of people. Competition for resources will be triumphing over cooperation. This is the choice we will be making i...

14 Dec 2009

Deal at Cop15 now within our reach, says Ed Milliband UK secretary of state for energy and climate change

News / Energy

Chinese tycoon focuses on green construction

...and as Chinese officials vow to resist any binding limits on their country’s emissions at the United Nations’ international climate talks under way in Cancún, Mexico. When a Chinese vice minister and ...

7 Dec 2010

Chinese tycoon focuses on green construction

News / Energy

Germany's green light for energy

...ip out sales — leaving it trailing countries like China, the US, Spain and Brazil — with about $US4.3 billion ($A4.9 billion) of investment. Australia came in at 14th position with $US1 billion. Relat...

14 Jul 2010

Germany's green light for energy

News / Food & Agriculture

Finding more fish, between Egypt and Vietnam

...IPS in an interview earlier that while Egypt has extensive experience in freshwater pond culture and tilapia breeding, it is new to the field of mariculture and is seeking guidance in breeding and pro...

28 Oct 2010

Finding more fish, between Egypt and Vietnam

News / Carbon & Climate

S'pore raises the bar for new green buildings

...and Platinum – will also be raised accordingly. BCA chief executive John Keung said at a briefing that some other revisions in the new standard will require building owners to install air-conditioning...

7 Aug 2010

S'pore raises the bar for new green buildings

News / Transport

Electric car fleet to hit the road in Israel

...ission, looks nothing like the weird-shaped machines some might associate with early electric cars. It looks and runs like your typical family sedan. Israeli entrepreneur Tal Agassi runs the company B...

26 Oct 2010

Electric car fleet to hit the road in Israel

News / Carbon & Climate

Indonesia rejects "world's third-largest emitter" tag

...ited Nations on Monday said, although it did not provide its own ranking. Indonesia is seen as a key player in forthcoming international climate talks in Copenhagen because its greenhouse gas emission...

24 Nov 2009

Indonesia rejects "world's third-largest emitter" tag

News / Energy

Report scathing of Australian nuclear reactor safety

...invited the journalist to visit and view first hand ANSTO employees operating safely on a daily basis, providing critical nuclear medicine for the benefit of all Australians. Safety is the highest pri...

9 Feb 2011

Report scathing of Australian nuclear reactor safety

News / Water

Changi East Oil Spill: Dispersion of oil not ideal 'but still best method'

...and breaking up oil into droplets. The application of dispersants is one of the four main ways used to clean up oil spills, the others being soaking up, scraping off and burning. Dispersion is the onl...

10 Jun 2010

Changi East Oil Spill: Dispersion of oil not ideal 'but still best method'

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