News Australia 2007 and 2006

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News 2007

 * Canada and Australia agree 25-40% emission reductions by 2020, December 15 topic


 * Australia ratifies Kyoto Protocol, December 3 topic


 * 150,000 Walk Against Warming In 60 cities and towns across Australia. 50,000 walked in Melbourne, 30,000 walked in Sydney. November 11  topic


 * Australian fire-fighters face a future of extended and more extreme bushfire weather seasons if Australian and world leaders fail to act urgently to cut greenhouse pollution. September 26 2007


 * Peter Singer keynote speaker at at Port Phillip Speaks Community Summit, Saturday April 28 2007. Singer, who was nominated by Time magazine in 2005 as one of the world’s top 100 influential people, will talk about building sustainability, both on an environmental and community level. Port Phillip Online, April 12 / Community involvement, Wellbeing


 * Australian Government taking action to phase out inefficient light bulbs. Australian Greenhouse Office, February 20 / Climate change global news


 * Australia appears to be suffering an accelerated greenhouse effect. Reuters, January 3 / Climate change

News 2006

 * Australia isolates itself at climate change negotiations, Friends of the Earth International, November 14 / Climate change global news

News Sources

 * envirowiki.info - resource for environmentalists and activists.
 * Australian Climate Forum