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Australia: Climate trends demand better response to drought, says CSIRO
2014-02-18 03:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Australia needs a better response to drought in the face of climate trends that will transform agricultural regions and see many farms disappear, the CSIRO has warned. The governments science agency said that observed changes in rainfall are occurring at a more rapid rate than was previously predicted. These changes could see a continuing trend of farm closures and shift farming towards wetter coastal areas. Tony Abbott has just completed a listening tour of drought-affected areas of Queensland...
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Australia: Heat is on combat climate change silent killer
2014-02-17 20:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Age: One of the most direct effects of climate change is the increase in very hot days and heatwaves. Many regions of Australia have suffered unusually intense heatwaves this summer. Melbourne sweltered through two heatwaves, and on January 16 Australia's extreme heat made front-page news around the world when the Australian Open tennis tournament was forced to suspend matches due to the risk of heat stress to players. Heatwaves have also increased extreme bushfire danger weather, a factor in the...
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Australia: Climate sceptic to head Abbott review into renewable energy target
2014-02-17 06:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Advocate: The Abbott government has launched a formal review of Australia's 20 per cent renewable energy target, choosing senior business figure and climate change sceptic Dick Warburton to head it. Environment Minister Greg Hunt and Energy Minister Ian Macfarlane launched the review on Monday afternoon, saying it would focus on the targets impacts on electricity prices, the renewable energy sector, manufacturing and households. Among other things, the review will also advise on whether the size of...
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Woolworths Ltd in Retailing (Australia) - new company profile report published
2014-02-17 05:07:02| Grocery - Topix.net
Our Local Company Profiles are a concise set of briefings detailing the strategic direction taken by a company.
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Australia: Tony Abbott appoints climate change sceptic review energy target
2014-02-17 04:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Tony Abbott, Australia's prime minister, has appointed a climate change sceptic to review the nation's renewable energy target in his latest foray against measures to combat global warming. Following his move to repeal Labor's tax on carbon emissions, Mr Abbott has announced a review that is expected to scale back renewable energy production. The review will be conducted by Dick Warburton, a businessman and self-confessed "sceptic'. Another sceptic, Maurice Newman, has been appointed as the...
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