Australia funds China clean coal

Posted on April 15th, 2008 in Politics by Matt

Australia funds China clean coal
Australian: AUSTRALIA is now investing $63 million in developing clean-coal technology in China, our biggest coal buyer, as Kevin Rudd seeks to emphasise the need for developing ways to use the resource and still cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Prime Minister, while declaring that his 17-day world trip was to pursue ways of combating the effects of climate change and pursue a new global agreement after the expiration of the Kyoto Protocol in 2012, dramatically increased his focus on clean-coal …

Rudd to pressure China on climate change

Posted on April 10th, 2008 in Politics by Matt

Rudd to pressure China on climate change
AAP: CHINA will need to play an increasingly prominent role in international efforts to address climate change, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says. Mr Rudd will be discussing the issue when he meets Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao tomorrow and President Hu Jintao on Saturday. In a speech at Peking University, Mr Rudd said climate change was the great moral, economic and environmental challenge of the time. “That’s why climate change will be an important part of my discussions …

Climate change Minister Wong to join Rudd on China tour

Posted on April 10th, 2008 in People, Politics by Matt

Climate change Minister Wong to join Rudd on China tour
Federal Climate Change Minister Penny Wong will fly out to Beijing today, to join Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on the final leg of his overseas tour.

Giant offshore wind farm for China

Posted on March 4th, 2008 in General by GreenPages Australia News
CHINA will build its largest offshore wind farm in the southern province of Guangdong, state media reported today, in a bid to alleviate looming power...