Fresh economic modelling to be released on Thursday shows emissions trading will not hurt industry or the economy, the government says.
The long-awaited Treasury data, one of the biggest economic modelling exercises ever done in Australia, focuses on what it will cost to tackle climate change.
Climate Change Minister Penny Wong was on Wednesday putting a positive [...]

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With a trip to the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns in far north Queensland,  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd continues  to inspect the effects of climate change.
Mr Rudd and Federal Climate Change Minister Senator Penny Wong arrive in Port Douglas this morning for a boat cruise of the Great Barrier Reef to assess the impact of coral [...]

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A report, commissioned by the Australian Workers Union (AWU), on the cost of climate change has called for the aluminium industry to be granted short-term exemption from an emissions trading scheme (ETS).
A poorly-designed emissions trading scheme could cost Australia’s aluminium sector 15,000 jobs and force the industry offshore the report warns.
The exemption from an ETS [...]

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200 people are expected to attend the clean coal summit at NSW Parliament this morning.
Those attending include key participants from the mining, research, infrastructure and investment industries as well as representatives from the state and federal governments.
The Australian government’s top climate change advisor, Professor Ross Garnaut will deliver the keynote speech.
A move towards clean coal [...]

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How will we reduce Australias greenhouse gas emissions?
Simple. We lock it 2 kilometres underground, therefore removing it from our atmostphere.
Australia, more specifically south-west Victoria, is the proud new owner its first carbon storage plant which will bury 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide in the ground.
Phil Freeman from the conservation foundation says Australia should [...]

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