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What is clean coal?

04 Nov 2009, 12:05PM

Clean coal technologies seek to reduce emissions from coal-fired power generation. How does carbon capture and storage work and by when will it be commercially viable? Read more

Lobbying cash obscures climate debate

03 Nov 2009, 1:33PM

When it comes to the debate in the United States over what to do about climate change, cash has clouded the issue. Read more

Q&A: What is the Copenhagen summit?

29 Oct 2009, 12:00AM

Is the Copenhagen summit the last chance to strike a climate change treaty and will it be successful? Read more

Ireland riding the wave energy

02 Nov 2009, 12:50PM

Ireland isn't known as a surfing hot spot, but it's fast becoming a world leader in the marine renewable energy sector.
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How will the ETS work?

Greenhouse emissions (Getty)

12 Aug 2009, 2:11PM

How will the government's proposed emissions trading scheme affect you and why has the plan generated so much debate? Read more


Victoria 'to gamble on clean-coal technology'

04 Nov 2009, 10:11AM

The Victorian government is set to plough billions of dollars in clean-coal technology, leaked confidential documents show. Read more

Climate change bill faces US Senate test

03 Nov 2009, 1:36PM

A key US Senate committee forges ahead Tuesday with sweeping climate change legislation, as its backers nervously watch time run short before December's make-or-break global summit in Denmark. Read more

Glaciers disappearing from Kilimanjaro

03 Nov 2009, 1:29PM

The snows capping Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak, are shrinking rapidly and could vanish altogether in 20 years, a US study says. Read more

Copenhagen summit: Key countries

02 Nov 2009, 11:46AM

What are the countries that can really make a difference at the Copenhagen climate change summit to be held in December?
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Japan aims to bury emissions

Toshiba Corp. is hoping that carbon capture technology will prove a success in Japan. (Getty)

01 Nov 2009, 2:19PM

Testing of the controversial technology of carbon capture and storage (CSS) is underway in southern Japan.
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How do emission reduction pledges compare?

30 Oct 2009, 1:00PM

In December, officials from more 190 countries will hold talks in Copenhagen to forge a successor of the Kyoto Protocol. But what emission reduction targets have been set so far? Read more

Obama allies launch new climate push

29 Oct 2009, 3:09PM

President Barack Obama's Senate allies launched a major push to pass legislation to fight climate change, arguing US leadership was "on the line" ahead of a global summit in December. Read more

Wong blames green energy woes on ETS

29 Oct 2009, 2:48PM

Uncertainty around emissions trading could be to blame for a serious problem in a renewable energy scheme, Climate Change Minister Penny Wong says. Read more

Full climate treaty impossible this year: UN

29 Oct 2009, 2:44PM

Reaching a final global warming treaty will be impossible this year, but the political ingredients of a deal must be settled at a conference in December, the UN's top climate official said. Read more

ETS 'a way for Rudd to get UN job'

Emissions trading scheme (Reuters)

28 Oct 2009, 4:36PM

The opposition claims Kevin Rudd wants his emissions trading scheme passed before climate talks in December to help him secure the job of UN secretary-general.
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