Australia's planned emissions trading scheme might not be worth implementing without raising the upper limit of emissions cuts from 15 to 25 percent by 2020, the scheme's architect said on Thursday.

The government's top climate adviser, Ross Garnaut, expressed doubts during a parliamentary inquiry into the planned scheme.

A portion of the revenue from any U.S. system capping carbon emissions must go toward softening the impact of higher energy prices on consumers, a White House official said on Wednesday.

Joseph Aldy, special assistant to the president for energy and the environment, said building a clean energy economy will not be easy.

The High Court has ordered notice to the Union Government and other departments over projects planned in Western Ghats, especially in Uttara Kannada (UK) district.

The petitioner, Western Ghats Environment Forum, (WGEF) has moved the High Court against the proposed 137 mini hydel power projects in UK district.

Carbon dioxide captured from the chimneys of power stations could be safely buried underground for thousands of years without the risk of the greenhouse gas seeping into the atmosphere, a study has found.

mauritius Outsourcing agriculture Soaring food prices and lack of land have forced Mauritius, a food-importing country, to launch an ambitious initiative. The island nation is growing its food in other African countries where land remains fallow and labour cheap.

The cement companies, which have signed MoUs with the Orissa government, for setting up of cement units in the state, will be asked to utilise 25 percent of the fly ash generated by them in various forms.

This will be a mandatory condition for them and the Orissa government is likely to take a decision in this regard in next couple of months, said the sources.

PSEB Chairman assesses damage
Tribune News Service

Ropar, March 12
To assess the damage caused to machinery during a minor fire in unit number 6, Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) Chairman HS Brar today visited the Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant today.