Australia

Standard Bank Readies $230M Aussie Carbon Forest Fund

South Africa's Standard Bank is in position to launch a A$250 million ($230 million) forestry fund in Australia that will sell carbon offsets to companies that will ...

Refill Stations Challenge London’s Bottled Water Industry

London is planning to set up its first water machines at rail and bus stations this month in a move that could impact England's $2.4 billion ...

For Better Green Buildings, U.S. Can Learn from EU, Aussies

The United States can reduce its energy consumption and create more "green" jobs by adopting some of the strategies used by the European Union (EU) and ...

Aussie Winery Goes Carbon Neutral

Wakefield Wines has completed a life-cycle analysis of its Eighty Acres wines, resulting in a rating that the wines ...

Australia Sets Sights on 20% Renewable Energy by 2020

While parties could not agree on Australian legislation to both adopt renewables and cut carbon emissions, there at least is consensus on the notion of becoming ...

Australian Government Negotiates on Climate Change Bill

The Australian government has split its climate change bill into two parts so the renewable energy target will not be dependent on the carbon emissions scheme ...

AT&T California Cuts Fleet Emissions by 300+ metric tons

In 2008, AT&T California deployed 105 alternative-fuel vehicles in more than 30 cities, received Energy Star certification for five facilities, installed a one-megawatt solar system and ...

Europe Leads the Way in Greener Airlines

The airline industry will be the first in the U.S. to face a cap on its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as the European Union readies a ...

More Than 1,100 Companies, Groups Lobbying on Climate Bill

Companies and advocacy groups are pushing harder than ever, and spending more than ever, to make their voices heard on climate change. In the 12 weeks ...

Australia Votes Down Carbon Trading Scheme

One of the world's most ambitious carbon-trading proposals was defeated in Australian Parliament. It was not a partisan vote, either. Conservatives voted against the proposal because they ...

ASU To Save $127K Annually With LEDs

By switching to LED lights in six parking facilities, Arizona State University expects to save $127,000 a year in electricity and maintenance costs. The retrofit of the ...

Shipping Industry Fears EU Emissions Caps

With the failure so far of global climate talks to set emissions caps on the shipping industry, some fear that the EU will go ahead with ...

Aussie ‘Pixel’ Building Concept Illustrates Carbon Neutrality

With work scheduled to begin this year, the so-called Pixel Building in Australia aims to be carbon neutral in ...

Australia Joins Carbon Reduction Label Scheme

Australia is joining the UK in using the Carbon Trust's Carbon Reduction Label, touted as the world's first carbon label for consumer products. The Carbon Trust, an ...

Hotel Industry Adopts Solar to Save Energy

As consumers demand more eco-friendly vacation choices, the tourism industry is responding with energy-efficient and carbon friendly resorts and hotels. In the U.S., as an example, the ...

Greenwashing Lawsuits, Climate Change Deception on the Rise

Lawyers, environmentalists and marketing groups say they've seen an increase in greenwashing suits over the past year, according to the National Law Journal. These groups are ...

Australia Pushes for Global Airline Emissions Standards

Until now, the push for aviation emissions to be included in world climate talks was led by the airlines themselves. Now Australia has put its weight ...

Australia’s ‘Carbon Police’ May Enter Premises

Federal police will be forced to become "carbon cops" under the Australian Government's climate laws to cut greenhouse (GHG) emissions, reports the Herald Sun. Federal police agents, ...

Wal-Mart Reduces Carbon Emissions/$1M Sold to 53 Tons

[Editors note: A previous headline mischaracterized Wal-Mart's global emissions based on erroneous information from the chart above from the Wal-Mart report.] While seeing an overall rise in ...