15th March 2010

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Tag: climate-change

  • New legal panel to focus on climate change

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    The Victorian Bar is forming a panel of barristers to specialise in cases involving climate change. It is expecting to have a heavy workload, testing out new government regulations likely to be ... more

  • Climate change is beyond doubt: CSIRO

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    The head of Australia's peak science body has spoken out in defence of climate scientists, saying the link between human activity and climate change is beyond doubt. The head of the CSIRO, Dr ... more

  • Icon_camera Abbott's climate stance pure politics: Turnbull

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    Former opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull says Tony Abbott's decision last year to ditch Coalition support for an emissions trading scheme (ETS) was motivated by politics, not policy. Mr Abbott ... more

  • Icon_camera Independent body to review UN climate panel

    Created Thu, 11th of Mar 2010

    United Nations chief Ban Ki-Moon has announced a respected international body will conduct an independent review of UN climate science after a global warming report was found to have errors. The ... more

  • 'Father of global warming' to speak in Adelaide

    Created Thu, 11th of Mar 2010

    The so-called "father of global warming", James Hansen, is using his Australian visit to push for a global carbon payment system. Dr Hansen, the head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies ... more

  • Climate change is a fact, says China

    Created Thu, 11th of Mar 2010

    The Chinese Government has described the view that climate change is not man-made as a marginal and "extreme" outlook. According to Xie Zhenhua, a deputy director at China's powerful National ... more

  • ABC chair criticises climate change coverage

    Created Wed, 10th of Mar 2010

    ABC chairman Maurice Newman has attacked the media for being too willing to accept the conventional wisdom on climate change. In a speech to senior ABC staff this morning, Mr Newman said climate ... more

  • ABC chair criticises climate change coverage

    Created Wed, 10th of Mar 2010

    ABC chairman Maurice Newman has attacked the media for being too willing to accept the conventional wisdom on climate change. In a speech to senior ABC staff this morning, Mr Newman said climate ... more

  • Icon_camera Scientists buck political pressure over climate

    Created Wed, 10th of Mar 2010

    CSIRO scientists say they are coming under political attack as part of an orchestrated campaign by climate change sceptics. A delegation of scientists is in Canberra this week to push for ... more

  • Scientists discover huge seabed methane leak

    Created Fri, 5th of Mar 2010

    Scientists have discovered the Arctic ocean seabed is leaking huge amounts of methane into the atmosphere. The research published in the journal Science shows the permafrost under the East ... more

  • New drought aid policy awaiting approval from the states

    Created Thu, 4th of Mar 2010

    The Federal Government has approved a new drought assistance model and is waiting for the states to agree to it before a trial program is rolled out across the nation. Federal Agriculture Minister ... more

  • Stone fruit growers dealing with changing weather patterns

    Created Wed, 3rd of Mar 2010

    Low-chill stone fruit growers in northern NSW say they're implementing changes to help the industry combat climate change. Earlier this week the CSIRO said Australian agriculture must start ... more

  • Government admits failing to sell ETS

    Created Tue, 2nd of Mar 2010

    Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke has admitted the Government did a terrible job of explaining changes to its emissions trading scheme (ETS). In November last year the Government negotiated ... more

  • Burke expresses regrets on communicating CPRS, drought policy

    Created Tue, 2nd of Mar 2010

    Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke has admitted the Government hasn't communicated its emissions trading scheme well, and that the current drought policy is hurting farmers. In his opening ... more

  • CSIRO says agriculture needs to do more to adapt to climate change

    Created Mon, 1st of Mar 2010

    The CSIRO's chief research scientist says Australian agriculture must prepare for future impacts and opportunities as a result of the changing climate. At the launch of the CSIRO's book, Adapting ... more


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