Posts Tagged ‘penny wong’

Australia needs carbon trading to fight climate change: study

By admin • Jul 6th, 2008 • Category: Environmental Policy, Global Warming, Life

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 […]


Irrigation funds on offer to deal with climate change

By admin • Jun 23rd, 2008 • Category: Agriculture, Environmental Projects, Featured, Global Warming, Life

The Astralian Federal Government is offering $500,000 for water providers in the Murray-Darling Basin to modernise their systems to cope with climate change.

But any water saved appears to be earmarked to improve the health of rivers and waterways.
Water Minister Senator Penny Wong has encouraged Riverina irrigation corporations to apply for the funds to prepare plans […]