Daily Archives: February 1, 2012

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Key Takeaway: effective July 1 2012, the new scheme will impose a fixed carbon tax of A$23/ton on the country’s top 500 polluters, which will then be supplanted by a market-based cap and trade mechanism from July 2015 onward. Australia’s … Continue reading

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Cleantech is maturing, growing, and doing reasonably well. In 2011, for the first time, power plants operating on solar, wind, and biomass energy garnered more investment than those powered by natural gas, oil, and coal — $187 billion for renewables … Continue reading

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A drought looms in Niger. The alarm bells are already going off. A recent assessment shows families in the worst hit areas are already struggling with around one third less food and money than is necessary to survive the year. … Continue reading

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