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Carbon sinks in the desert catch the eye of Elon Musk’s XPrize competition

Picture a vast desert plain, parched by years of drought. Follow this barren landscape to where it meets the sea, and you’ll find a humid oasis of lush farmland that feeds local communities and sequesters several tonnes of CO2 per year. This is no fantasy – it is the work of our partners at Seawater […]

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The Australian Government’s Climate Change Plan – Securing a Clean Energy Future

The Australian Government presented, on July 10, its plan on the Carbon Price for the 2012 – 2015 period and beyond. The plan, Clean Energy Future, is designed to transition Australia to a clean economy through four key initiatives – carbon pricing, renewable energy, energy efficiency and land management. Key elements of the plan are […]

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