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Where next for climate policy in Australia?
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 8th, 2010
Reuters: Australia faces an election within months and new Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said she will announce additional steps on fighting climate change before the poll. Climate change will be an election issue and analysts say Gillard must do something to win back voters angry over the government's shelving of an emissions trading scheme in April. Gillard has said Australia needs to place a cost on planet-warming carbon emissions from industry, transport and households. A ...
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Thirsty world faces up to water fears
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 8th, 2010
National: The next generation of water experts met this week in Australia to tackle the threat of war and climate change on the world's supplies. Representatives from 25 countries gathered at the International Young Water Professionals conference to look at ways to keep taps flowing in the face of worsening droughts and population growth. "We want to make the young water professionals understand that they are the future of the global water industry," said Rita Henderson, a senior ...