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- Ontario greenhouses could lose $10M because of new cap-and-trade rules Fri, 7 Jul 17, 12:29amOntario, Canada has 2,900 acres of greenhouses that export over $1 billion of cucumbers, tomatoes, and green peppers to the United States. But greenhouse growers are saying they'll suffer under the province's new climate...
- How Australia bungled climate policy to create a decade of disappointment | Mark Butler Wed, 5 Jul 17, 4:00amUnlike the UK, Australia has never had climate consensus – and it’s been costly, argues Labor frontbencher Mark Butler in an extract from his book, Climate Wars
- Angela Merkel Reflects Fear and Loathing Amid EU Elites… Tue, 4 Jul 17, 9:00amInteresting Analysis at The Conservative Treehouse. I’m only posting only a small portion. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered some rather strongly worded remarks in advance of the upcoming G20 summit in Hamburg...
- Claim: Carbon Taxes are Not Punitive, they Just Change Behaviour Wed, 21 Jun 17, 7:46pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall Apparently carbon taxes are not punitive, because anyone who wants to save money on carbon taxed gasoline can always purchase an electric car...
- Daily Telegraph: There is No Such Thing as Affordable Renewable Energy Sun, 18 Jun 17, 7:42amGuest essay by Eric Worrall Awareness is slowly permeating through the media that renewables inevitably lead to higher electricity prices – and that the Australian energy grid is in deep trouble...
- Climate Change Authority tells government to adopt emissions intensity trading scheme Fri, 2 Jun 17, 5:01pmAdvice from CCA and Energy Market Commission says policy uncertainty leaves wholesale electricity overpriced by up to $40 per megawatt hour
- A fool’s errand: Al Gore’s $15 trillion carbon tax Wed, 10 May 17, 4:30amFrom the “that ain’t gonna fly” department: by Fred Palmer – Washington Examiner Al Gore wants to reverse modernity and save the world from itself through an elimination of its fossil-fuel-based energy...
- Australians could save $100bn on electricity 'if government had clear policy' Fri, 28 Apr 17, 6:09amEnergy transmission industry ramps up call for market mechanism and says clear regulation could lead to zero net emissions by 2050
- Fracking firm Ineos leads industry lobbying to avoid green tax Tue, 4 Apr 17, 12:03amDocuments show Anglo-Swiss firm is using Brexit as a chance to seek further exemptions from climate policy costs
- Chemicals giant Ineos leads industry lobbying to avoid green tax Mon, 3 Apr 17, 9:19pmDocuments show Anglo-Swiss firm is using Brexit as a chance to seek further exemptions from climate policy costs
- Pressure mounts on Finkel energy review to consider price on carbon Fri, 17 Mar 17, 1:06pmBig business and NSW government urge panel to recommend market mechanism to price greenhouse gas emissions
- Australia must put a price on carbon, say institutional investors Wed, 8 Mar 17, 4:30amMove needed to drive orderly transition to low-emissions power sources, Investor Group on Climate Change says
- Americans are confused on climate, but support cutting carbon pollution | Dana Nuccitelli Mon, 6 Mar 17, 10:00pmThere’s broad support for climate policies in every state and county, but Americans view global warming as a distant problem
- New Exxon CEO supports Paris climate deal, carbon tax Mon, 27 Feb 17, 10:02pmThe world's largest publicly traded oil company appears to be more concerned about climate change than the President of the United States. While Donald Trump works on rolling back Obama-era environmental regulations and wants...
- Secret deal: Australia already has an ETS – carbon tax – starts in 5 weeks Tue, 24 May 16, 9:58amGet ready. The legislation was done on the last day Parliament sat in December. The Coalition government knew it would be popular with the voters who all want “carbon action” so they… buried the news. No...