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Forget Bush for the moment, let’s worry about China!

December 9, 2007 - Forget Bush for the moment, let’s worry about China! The frustrations with George Bush’s obstructionism on climate change have tended to dominate thinking in recent years. We have overlooked his main competitor, China. Perhaps the only positive news on this problem is that Mr Rudd speaks Mandarin and some news reports might indicate that his acceptance by Chinese leaders may facilitate dialogue. China has huge environmental problems. China requested a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development The report says that unless pollution is controlled by 2020, it will cause 600,000 premature deaths in urban areas and 20...

The impact of global crises on health: money, weather and microbes

March 28, 2009 - ...and that its benefits are more evenly shared. They aim to give this lopsided world a greater degree of balance: in opportunities, in income levels, and in health. The underlying ethical principle is straightforward: those who suffer or benefit least deserve help from those who benefit most. In other words, the Millennium Development Goals aim to compensate for international systems that create advances and advantages, yet have no rules that guarantee the fair distribution of these benefits. As last week’s World Bank report clearly states, financial conditions facing developing countries have deteriorated sharply, the delivery of essential social services is...

How Peak Oil will affect Health Care

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The Great Barrier Reef at a crossroads- UNESCO Report

June 6, 2012 - ...submission on one of the coal mines and an article on the DEA site. Interestingly Minister Burke in his intervention on the approval of the alpha coal mine has cited lack of assessment of run-off. Read details of our letter to UNESCO and to Minister Burke Last Friday the World Heritage Centre and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released a report on the state of the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest World Heritage Property. It warns Australia that the reef will be placed on the List of World Heritage in danger unless the reef is...

Carbon Neutral Conference, Perth WA 12-13th September 2007

September 22, 2007 - ...well as being shown to assist with staff attraction and retention. In addition, with the likelihood that Australia will develop and implement a National Emissions Trading Scheme (NETS) in 2011, it is thought that engaging in early action is cost effective. Many believe that climate change is a major business risk requiring action now. As well as the government regulated market under the Greenhouse Challenge Plus and Greenhouse Friendly banners discussed above, there is a private voluntary carbon market. This market is unregulated and is a ‘buyers beware’ market. Projects such as tree planting are promoted as a way to...