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New REDD project is taking root
11-07-2011 11:00
A local carbon forest investor is stirring Vietnam’s carbon credit market.
Australia sets carbon price to fight climate change
10-07-2011 13:59
Australia Sunday announced plans to tax carbon pollution at Aus$23 ($24.74) per tonne to help battle climate change, as it moves towards an emissions trading scheme similar to that of Europe.
Carbon emissions to be taxed at Aus$23 a tonne
07-07-2011 11:26
The Australian government will charge Aus$23 ($24.5) a tonne for carbon emissions under its contentious pollution tax, a report said Thursday, although politicians refused to confirm the details.
Lighting project raises energy awareness
15-06-2011 15:11
A public lighting project to promote the efficient use of energy has helped Vietnam save at least 674 million KWh and reduce 0.29 million tonnes of carbon emissions over the last five years.
Infinite Monkeys makes smartphone 'apps' simple
02-05-2011 13:28
The tribal head of the humans at startup Infinite Monkeys paused during a carbon-neutral road trip around the world to launch a service that lets community groups make their own "apps."
Ronaldo denies spat with Iker, Carbonero
19-01-2011 20:20
Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo said reports of a spat with teammate Iker Casillas and his girlfriend Sara Carbonero were "nonsense" in an interview published Wednesday.
India offers olive branch on climate
10-12-2010 16:25
India on Thursday offered an olive branch in climate change negotiations, saying for the first time that it would consider entering a legally binding international agreement.
World Bank launches emerging carbon market drive
09-12-2010 17:17
The World Bank launched an initiative Wednesday to help emerging and developing countries set up carbon markets, inaugurating a fund that it hopes will reach $100 million.
Climate: Kyoto row rocks UN talks
04-12-2010 22:56
UN climate talks in Cancun ran into a storm Friday as a deepening split emerged over the future of the carbon-cutting Kyoto Protocol.
Indonesia's billion-dollar forest deal in danger: Greenpeace
23-11-2010 21:47
Greenpeace on Tuesday warned that a billion-dollar deal between Norway and Indonesia to cut carbon emissions from deforestation is in danger of being hijacked by timber and oil palm companies.
UN calls for higher taxes to fund climate warning fight
06-11-2010 09:36
A top UN panel on Friday called for increased taxes on carbon emissions and air and sea transport to raise $100 billion a year to combat climate change.
Fiat, Toyota 'years ahead' of EU emissions targets: research
04-11-2010 10:24
Italian and Japanese auto giants Fiat and Toyota are bang on course to smash through European Union carbon emissions targets years ahead of schedule, new analysis showed Thursday.
ASEAN can weather climate storm
22-09-2010 21:49
The 16th ASEAN Summit in April, 2010 in Vietnam adopted the ASEAN statements on sustained recovery and development and a joint response to climate change.
There is no turning back
22-09-2010 21:36
Chu Manh Hung, head of the Ministry of Transport’s (MoT) Environment Department, talks with VIR about the transport sector’s efforts to help Vietnam build a low carbon economy in Vietnam
Low-carbon engine needs to kick into gear
14-09-2010 08:49
Vietnam needs suitable regulations to leverage foreign investment for a low-carbon economy.
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