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Environmental Issues in the News
good news:
NSW government increases solar power gross feed-in tariff
The state government of NSW has decided to increase the gross feed-in tariff for all privately owned solar power installations. Starting from the 1st of January 2010 households will be paid for all of the electricity produced by solar panels, not just the surplus which is fed back into the grid.
NSW will have the highest feed-in tariff of all states. This means that an investment into photovoltaic panels will pay off much more quickly, making it a more attractive proposition for home owners.
Further reading + listening:
ABC news, Tue Nov 10 2009: Solar households to get paid for all their power
ABC Radio Audio, Tue Nov 10 2009: Support for NSW solar tariff
Byron Shire Echo 17.11.2009 - Editorial Page 10: A Sunny Move [Problems in IE?]
not so good news:
Copenhagen summit ends in a weak treaty without any binding commitments
The Copenhagen climate change summit has ended in failure, producing a flimsy political agreement far weaker than even the most pessimistic observers expected at the start of the talks. The accord commits nations to keeping the global temperature rise to under two degrees, but does not specify the level of emissions reductions that will be needed to achieve this goal.
Further reading:
Crikey, Sat Dec. 19th, 2009: Copenhagen ends with a watered-down political accord.
not so good news:
Government cuts the rebate to install insulation to $1,200
The Federal Government cut the rebate it pays households to install insulation to $1,200 on Sunday, the 1st of November, and has warned it will publish a “name and shame” list of deregistered installers found to have engaged in dodgy behaviour.
Further reading:
ABC news, Sun Nov 1, 2009: Home insulation rebate slashed
Green Economy = More Jobs
In late September Tony Blair (former prime minister of the UK) and the Climate Group reported that if we worked to avoid climate change we’d create 10 million new jobs by 2020 - worldwide. Creating markets for low-carbon technologies will in turn create new job opportunities and that these will be greater than the number of jobs lost in carbon-intensive sectors.
Read more:
cleantechnica.com, Sept. 25th, 2009: Jobs will increase
Germany says green jobs will shorten recession
Germany's Deputy Environment Minister, Astrid Klug, said there were now 250,000 jobs in Germany's renewable energies sector and an overall total of 1.8 million in environmental protection. The number of jobs in renewable energies will triple by 2020 and hit 900,000 by 2030.
Read more:
Reuters, Tue Feb 24, 2009: Strong growth in Germany's renewable energy sector...
The Facts about Deforestation
According to the environmental organization Greenpeace, 80 percent of the planet's ancient forests have already been destroyed or damaged, and a large portion of what's left is under threat from illegal and destructive logging.
Read more:
www.history.com, 2008: Deforestation
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