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China’s pollution problems threaten Australia’s coal exports
Posted by Eco-Business: None Given on December 24th, 2013
Eco-Business: Coal mining companies in Australia have been enjoying the good life in recent years, making millions of dollars from feeding the seemingly insatiable energy appetites of Asia's tiger economies -- particularly that of China.
But a new report by the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment (SSEE) at Oxford in the UK warns that Australia's coal mining party could be coming to an end.
It says coal demand in China looks likely to fall in the years ahead due to concerns about climate change...
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Hotspots expose gaps in Indonesia’s forest moratorium
Posted by Eco-Business: None Given on June 24th, 2013
Eco-Business: Half the fire hotspots that are causing the severe haze in Singapore and Malaysia are in areas that should be protected by Indonesia`s forest moratorium, said Greenpeace International on Thursday.
The environmental NGO said in a statement that half the hotspots detected between June 11 to 18 are in areas meant to be protected.
This information comes after Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono extended the country`s forest moratorium last month, which aims to prevent new clearing of...