Scheme would kill mining jobs
The Federal Department of Resources of Energy believes an emissions trading scheme will lead to job losses in the commodities sector.
ETS to hit farmers hard
Emissions trading could rip away as much as 22 per cent of farmers' income, government researchers say.
Jobs at any cost
Gabriel Sassoon There's a jobs crisis out there as industries that are clearly unsustainable cling on - at long-term cost for all of us.
Business group backs ETS changes
A major business group has backed the Rudd government's decision to make changes to its planned emissions trading scheme.
Rudd denies ETS delay is reckless
Kevin Rudd says his government isn't acting recklessly or breaking an election promise by delaying emissions trading in Australia.
ETS changes a win for big polluters: Greens
The Australian Greens have accused the Rudd government of "browning down" its planned emissions trading scheme by making it more friendly for big polluters.
Wong wants to pass ETS before December
The Federal Government remains determined to pass its proposed emissions trading scheme through Parliament in the winter session.
Emissions rethink could trigger early election: Greens
The Rudd Government may be forced to an early election as it struggles to win backing in the Senate for its revised emissions trading scheme (ETS).
Smelter blames carbon costs for cutbacks
Portland Aluminium plans cut in smelting production, blaming the drop in part on the Rudd Government's carbon reduction efforts.
Rudd delays emissions trading
The Federal Government has delayed the introduction of a carbon emissions trading scheme by one year.
Time the sun set on carbon scheme
Kenneth Davidson There are better options than carbon pollution reduction schemes.
Coalition high and dry
Michelle Grattan The Opposition is under pressure to come up with a stance on emissions trading.
Office block to be carbon neutral
Adam Morton
Developer Grocon plans to build what it says will be Australia's first carbon-neutral office building on the northern edge of the Melbourne CBD.
Coal's push for carbon storage an impossible dream
Paddy Manning Focus on retraining for "green collar" jobs, says a former coalminer.
Carbon storage could save Latrobe Valley jobs: clean coal chief
Mathew Murphy
The inaugural head of Clean Coal Victoria believes carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is a viable proposition that could prevent the loss of hundreds of jobs in the coal sector.
Green group seeks rules for carbon sinks
Stephanie Peatling Tax breaks for tree planting should be given to groups that will offer other environmental benefits, Greening Australia, says.
Mining stalwart sees no future in carbon plan
Paddy Manning, Sustainable Investing Kevin Rudd should meet Graham Brown before he decides to spend billions of dollars on carbon capture and storage. A coalminer for more than 20 years, Brown retired in 2007 and is happy to call a spade a bloody shovel.
Carbon: embrace the change
Tim Costello and Don Henry It's time to get realistic about carbon reduction.
Whoever figures out how to safely trap carbon will make a fortune
Paddy Manning IT'S easy to be sceptical - deeply - about efforts to clean up Australia's coal industry.
Australia falls short on carbon: Chinese expert
Tom Arup A key climate change adviser to the Chinese Government has attacked Australia's proposed carbon reduction targets and called for Australia to sell more uranium to his country.
Carbon trading scheme to bring 'green dollars'
Mathew Murphy A leading clean tech investor says Australia will reap opportunities and the "green dollar" but only once it beds down its carbon trading scheme and turns its attention to climate change-related investment.
Call for carbon tax to fight warming
Paul Austin Victorian Governor David de Kretser calls for consideration of carbon tax, to increase price of goods produced using energy from high-pollution power stations.
Combet slams Greens for 'economic lunacy'
Phillip Coorey The Greens risk becoming irrelevant by pushing the "economic lunacy" of large greenhouse gas reduction targets and opposing assistance for heavy polluters, says the Government's climate change strongman, Greg Combet.
Cutting green tape to set the economy free
Matthew Butlin Environmental protection is vital but there are too many costly regulatory delays.
Greenhouse gas hope from cow genome map
The sequencing of the cow genome could help the beef industry produce a cow with a smaller environmental footprint.
Green is for grow
Adam Morton and Mathew Murphy A report claims Victoria can revitalise its economy and reduce its carbon footprint by creating 26,000 "green" jobs.
UK emissions shame Australia, say Greens
Adam Morton A British commitment to boost its greenhouse emissions target makes a mockery of the Federal Government's claims to global leadership on climate change, the Greens say.
Greenie accused of being a space cadet
Sean Nicholls and Emily Dunn The Diary: Australia's most famous environmentalist, Tim Flannery, has lent his name to a scheme by the world's most infamous self-publicist, Richard Branson, to burn untold tonnes of greenhouse gases so rich people can become space tourists.
World's green economy worth $6 trillion
Mathew Murphy The global low-carbon economy was worth #3 trillion ($A6.3 trillion) last financial year, according to a report commissioned by the British Government.
Gunns settles with green group over damages claims
Despite settling a four-year legal dispute Gunns and an environmental group have continued a war of words, each claiming the other was putting a false spin on the agreement.
