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The European Union has sent a message supporting the Australian government’s climate change program, announced 10.7.11.
‘’Congratulations to Australia for its commitment to pricing carbon emissions and introducing a domestic cap-and-trade scheme from July 2015”, said Connie Hedegaard, the European Commissioner for Climate Action (picture). … Read More »
The European model chosen by Australia to peg the price of carbon has its blind-spots and problems, but is challenging climate change on a grand scale.
The Australian government on Sunday (10.7.11) announced the biggest anti-climate change program outside of the EU, a large-scale economic reform with an emissions trading scheme at its core. … Read More »
All votes tallied; Italians on Sunday (12.6.11) voted down referendum proposals from the Berlusconi government in a strong turnout (57%), and by very wide margins – around 95%. … Read More »
COMMENTARY: Anger and fresh critiques have emerged over the handling of the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. … Read More »
Opinion polls of the last week have shown up public conviction in Australia that changing climate is a reality to be tackled, making much debate about it somewhat academic.
The statistics reflect a similar state of opinion in Europe, though not so in the United States. … Read More »
Germany’s decision to get out of nuclear power, decided on the weekend (29-30.5.11), will see seven suspended plants stay shut, and nine more closing down by 2022. … Read More »
The government of Switzerland has moved to pull out of nuclear power – the latest installment in a review of the technology following the Fukushima crisis in Japan, last March. … Read More »