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Australia: Business council praises Labor's 'bridge' to emissions trading scheme
2016-04-27 06:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Labors climate policy has won unexpected praise from the Business Council of Australias chief executive, Jennifer Westacott, who said the plan could provide a platform for bipartisanship and build a bridge for an emission trading scheme. The BCA has previously lobbied the Senate to repeal the carbon tax and complained of the high cost of the carbon tax and other green energy policies on business. But on Wednesday, Westacott released a statement calling for Australia to begin the careful...
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Labor's climate plan: Two emissions trading schemes, new car standards and 'climate trigger' for land clearing
2016-04-27 03:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The Federal Opposition has released a climate change policy involving two emissions trading schemes (ETS), more expensive, but better fuel economy cars by 2025, and a "climate trigger" to prevent the states from allowing the clearing of large tracts of land. There will be an ETS for electricity generators and a separate one for businesses in other industries who emit more than 25,000 tonnes of carbon pollution per year. The latter scheme will be rolled out in two phases. Under phase one,...
Australia: Federal Government minister labels Labor's 2030 carbon emission reduction 'mad' policy
2015-11-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Opposition leader Bill Shorten's decision to float a possible 45 per cent cut in Australia's carbon emissions by 2030 is a "mad" thought bubble, according to Coalition frontbencher Christopher Pyne. Mr Shorten unveiled the plan today along with a pledge to work towards carbon neutrality - meaning all emissions would need to be offset - by 2050. "The Climate Change Authority recommended a baseline emissions reduction of 45 per cent by 2030, on 2005 levels," Mr Shorten told the Lowy Institute....
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Australia: Bill Shorten says Labor's 50% renewable energy goal is a 'declaration of intent'
2015-10-06 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Bill Shorten says his goal to source 50% of Australias power from renewables by 2030 is a declaration of intent, to be achieved by Labors yet-to-be-detailed policies including an emissions trading scheme, as well as increased consumer demand for clean energy. The Labor leader says the change in prime ministership meant Australia could now have a referendum as to which party had the best policies to shift to a low pollution economy. In a speech apparently aimed at increasing pressure on...
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Hill Labors To Avert Transport Funding Lapse
2015-07-15 22:17:07| ENR.com: Headline News
As federal highway and transit programs funding authority nears a July 31 expiration, Congress is laboring to find a fix.
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