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Australia: Farmer attitudes to climate change across generations
2015-11-27 20:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The nation's farmers could be considered the sentinels of climate change; they are more attuned than most to long-term changes in weather patterns. But many of them are yet to be convinced that man-made climate change is real, arguing that floods and droughts are cyclical and extreme temperatures are nothing new. It is a view some younger producers are now challenging and they are reshaping their farming practices to suit the changing climate. Josh Gilbert's family has farmed at Nabiac in...
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Shorten promises zero emissions climate change policy for Australia under Labor government
2015-11-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: Australia will aim for an ambitious net zero pollution target by 2050 under a Labor elected government, Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten has declared. The announcement came as Shorten also criticised Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ahead of the United Nations Climate Summit for flying to Paris carrying Tony Abbotts climate-sceptic baggage. Speaking on Friday during a press conference at the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney, Shorten stated that Labor believed zero emissions...
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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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Bombardier to deliver four Flexity 2 trams for Gold Coast light rail in Australia
2015-11-27 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Bombardier Transportation has secured a A$25m ($18m) order to deliver four additional Flexity 2 light rail vehicles (LRVs) to Australias Gold Coast Light Rail system (GCLR).
BG Group begins operations from second train at Queensland Curtis LNG plant in Australia
2015-11-25 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
BG Group has commenced commercial operations from Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) Train 2 in Australia.
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