The low carbon crunch: momentum gathers towards Copenhagen - 29 May 2009
This year is critical for climate change policy and law. Proposals put forward by developed and developing countries foreshadow some far reaching changes in policy and law that will impact trade and investment globally. In this article, we consider the latest negotiation texts published by the United Nations and the China position paper on climate change negotiations.

Global Credit and Climate Crisis: A Green New Deal - February 2009
This update reports on four key developments:

• The Global Green New Deal
• The European Union (EU) Climate Change and Energy Package
• European Commission’s Communication - Towards a Comprehensive Climate Change Agreement in Copenhagen, and
• Decisions of COP 14, Poznań.

Energy efficiency for large users, the push for “clean coal” and new Australia/China projects - 21 September 2005
Governments continue to implement initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that do not necessarily involve renewable energy. In this review, we consider new Australian legislation requiring large users of energy to assess and report on their energy use, the European Union’s move to embrace “clean coal” and new China/Australia joint projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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