Federal Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has warned that an emissions trading scheme to help combat global warming will have a wide effect on prices.
But climate change was the biggest threat to Australians' prosperity and way of life, she told a conference in Canberra.
Who Cares Who’s Greener? Just Get On With It!
Speaking exclusively with us, David Suzuki shows his growing impatience with competing ideologies
Dr David Suzuki, famous since the mid-seventies for his outspoken stance on the environment and governments’ unwillingness to act, is growing tired of the ongoing ‘tit for tat’ exchanges between competing green ideologies. In this exclusive interview with Business Climate’s Editor, Sandy Kaye, Suzuki outlines his vision for the future of eco-politics.
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This article first appeared on Business Spectator (www.businessspectator.com.au ) on June 9, 2008
Grants from the $500 million green car fund could be made available before its 2011 start date to speed up production of an Australian hybrid car, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.
Mr Rudd will visit Toyota executives at the car giant's international headquarters in Nagoya on Tuesday, where they are expected to announce the production of a hybrid Camry at the company's Altona plant in Melbourne.
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Deutsche Asset Management, which has identified climate change as one of the major long-term investment trends that will shape equities markets worldwide, has launched the DWS Invest Climate Change Fund in Hong Kong. Read more...
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Business Climate International encourages you to watch "Ahead of the Curve: Business Responds to Climate Change," a new 12-minute documentary on why so many Fortune 500 companies are reducing global warming emissions.
Produced by Sea Studios, the film includes interviews with PG&E, DuPont and Johnson & Johnson. It’s a whirlwind tour of a major trend to watch in the business sector.
