Green Times

Governments are not acting fast enough to reduce carbon emissions, a climate change rally in Melbourne has heard.Wearing red, members of more than 60 environmental groups rallied in the city centre and marched to the Alexandra Gardens where they formed a human “sign” 140 metres long, spelling “Climate Emergency”.
The demonstration followed yesterday’s release of economist […]

A major climate change report for Australia’s government on Friday recommended the rapid introduction of an emissions trading scheme to curb greenhouse gases and warned that delay could be disastrous.”Without early and strong action, some time before 2020 we will realise we’ve indelibly surrendered to forces that have moved beyond our control,” said the report’s […]

Legislation at the heart of the Government’s climate change strategy is being savagely criticised by big companies, who say it will cost the economy billions of dollars.Fonterra, Solid Energy and Todd Energy lined up at a select committee hearing yesterday to leave MPs in no doubt about their concerns over the Climate Change (Emissions Trade […]