What Rudd and Wong should take to Copenhagen

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By Ken Hickson There’s a new emissions plan in the wind for Kevin Rudd and Penny Wong to take to Copenhagen. A water-tight commitment to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by 25 per cent by 2020 - much better than the pitiful 5 per cent - which will appeal to the Tony Abbott-led conservative (and sceptical) Coalition, as well … [Read more...]

Electric cars will be the norm

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A new CSIRO report on Australia's future fuel challenges should prompt Federal and State governments to massively invest in public transport and help reconfigure our vehicle manufacturing industry to produce cleaner cars, according to the Australian Conservation Foundation. The report, Fuel for thought: the future of transport fuels: challenges … [Read more...]