
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Where's the carbon? You're standing on it
As the Emissions Trading Scheme begins, studies find a wealth of carbon locked up in the soil.
As the Emissions Trading Scheme begins, studies find a wealth of carbon locked up in the soil.
New ETS charges and images of the Gulf of Mexico oil rig catastrophe are giving impetus to the fledgling bio-fuels sector.
Farmers, foresters and others questioned the integrity of the Kyoto Protocol and the theory of global warming at an ETS meeting in Blenheim.
Petrol prices will rise tomorrow as the Govt's ETS hits households and businesses already facing rising costs.
Many power and petrol companies have announced exactly how much more their customers will pay from Thursday.
The Government estimates the ETS will add 1c a kilowatt hour or 5 per cent to the cost of electricity.
Over the next two and a half years the emissions trading scheme will effect a substantial transfer of wealth.
Inflation makes savers the biggest Budget losers.
Two big power suppliers have blamed the Emissions Trading Scheme for price rises which will add an average $5 a month to electricity bills.