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Australia: Climate change: Victoria should be doing more to cut emissions
2016-02-14 15:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Age: It may not be apparent yet, but the most important and enduring legacy of President Barack Obama's two terms in the White House may prove to be the Clean Power Plan, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The plan gives teeth to the United States' promise of compliance with globally agreed temperature targets, set two months ago at the UN climate change talks in Paris. The plan hinges on having the US Environmental Protection Agency require states to curb coal-fired power stations' carbon-dioxide...
Australia: Victoria sleepwalking towards renewable energy goal of 20% for 2020
2015-10-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning News: An initial renewable energy target of 20 per cent set by the Andrews government for the end of the decade could be reached by barely lifting a finger, energy market analysts have found. New analysis of the proposed goal reveals that wind farms already under construction and projected rates of rooftop solar installations will alone lift renewable energy's share in the Victorian electricity mix to 18 per cent by 2020. Last month the Andrews government said it would pursue at least 20 per cent...
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In Victoria, Australia, fracking a headache
2013-09-29 15:37:06| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Age: The Napthine government is headed for a pre-election showdown with farmers, miners and environmentalists as it decides whether to lift a moratorium on the controversial practice of fracking. The government is expected to receive high-level advice recommending expansion of coal seam gas (CSG) in some of its most politically sensitive areas, a move that could cause a split within Coalition ranks. Well-placed sources believe a review by former federal minister Peter Reith will strongly endorse...
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