Senate inquiry into ETS to go ahead | theage.com.au

A Senate inquiry into the federal government's proposed emissions trading scheme will go ahead, after the Greens and the Opposition agreed on its terms of reference.

Shell Chairman Jorma Ollila: emissions trade preferable to carbon tax

Ollila is in no doubt as to which path he would prefer to see in his role as Shell Chairman:
“In Shell we have taken the view that cap-and-trade is a more market-oriented system. Engineered well, it works better than direct tax, and it is politically easier to implement. If you look at politicians, it is very difficult for them to impose a tax on petrol”, says Ollila.

UK: Not all custard pies at low carbon summit

"Low carbon is not a sector of our economy, it is, or will be, our whole economy, and a global market," said Mr Mandelson.
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Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband added: "Tackling climate change doesn't just make moral sense, it makes economic sense too.

"The shift to low carbon in the UK, and around the world is now largely inevitable..."

Proof that climate change is nonsense? Prince Charles says we have '100 months left' :: Milo Yiannopoulos

On Thursday, Prince Charles will deliver a keynote speech in Rio, claiming that we have "100 months left" to act if we want to save the planet from irreversible damage. What further proof do we need that climate change is bunk?

Charles Xmas ham row

PAMPERED Prince Charles sent two of his prize porkers on a trip across Europe – so he can pig out at Christmas.

The animals went to Italy where butchers turned them into 400lb of sausages, salami and a special ham called culatello – which politely translates as “little backside”.
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But the 1,000-mile sausage shuttle will rock the green credentials of Charles who has boasted he is “carbon neutral”, has attacked GM foods and has even converted his classic Aston Martin convertible to run on leftover red wine.