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Soil Carbon – A Once in a Century Replenishment of our Soils

The single largest opportunity for CO2 emissions reduction in Australia is through bio-sequestration and the replenishment of soil carbon in particular. Significantly increasing soil carbon levels also boosts agricultural productivity and water efficiency.

The Coalition will use the Emissions Reduction Fund to deliver about 85 million tonnes per annum of CO2 abatement through soil carbons by 2020 with an initial purchase of 10 million tonnes of abatement through soil carbons by 2012-13.


Contact Details
The Nationals Federal Secretariat
The Nationals
7 National Circuit
John McEwen House
BARTON ACT 2600

Mail: PO Box 6190
KINGSTON ACT 2604
Phone: 02 6273 3822
Fax: 02 6273 1745
Email: Click here

Creating Climate Wealth Summit 2010

Creating Climate Wealth convened respected entrepreneurs in Washington DC jointly with a selected group of Intrapreneurs from the government, non-profit, and corporate communities to provide their insights and expertise on the policies, market frameworks, and programs to clear the barriers to delivering emission reductions and promote job creation. The gathering started from existing proposals, but encouraged participants to use their entrepreneurial expertise to problem-solve new approaches based on budget deficits and other market conditions





Our global industrial and energy systems are built on carbon-based technologies and unsustainable resource demands that threaten to destroy our society and our planet. Massive loss of wealth, expanding poverty and suffering, disastrous climate change, water scarcity, and deforestation are the end results of this broken system.
This business-as-usual system represents the greatest threat to the security and prosperity of humanity a threat that transcends race, ethnicity, national borders, and ideology.

Systems do not change themselves the same stale, business-as-usual thinking that has driven us to our current state of emergency will continue to endanger our safety, our livelihoods, and our planet. We need new thinking, new leadership, and innovation to create a post-carbon economy. Our goal is not to undo industry, but to remake it into a force for sustainable wealth generation.

Governments and traditional non-profits do vital work, and their efforts to change global opinion and policy is essential in this fight. However, awareness and policy reform are not enough. It is time to reinvent our economic systems - It is time to act - It is time to implement solutions. We can no longer afford to be intimidated by the scope and magnitude of the climate crisis. It is essential that our most talented and driven individuals come together to win this war.

BUSINESS CLIMATE 2010 -Moores Law for Sustainability - September 21, 2010 - NY - CARBON WAR ROOM

UPCOMING EVENTS


BusinessClimate 2010



BUSINESS CLIMATE 2010 - Moores Law for Sustainability - September 21, 2010 - NY

Part of Climate Week NYC / September 21, 2010
Finding Moore’s Law for Sustainability

Applying Lessons from the Information Revolution to Build a Carbon-Constricted Economy

Addressing climate change and building a zero-carbon economy presents perhaps the greatest business opportunity of the 21st century. And it will require transformations of technology, policy and even management.


Situation

The rate at which our carbon-industrial complex is consuming and destroying natural resources and increasing global CO2e emissions is threatening our future .( Read more about the current situation)



Consequences
The consequences of unmitigated climate change include massive loss of wealth and potential loss of life. Sea level rise, flooding, drought, storm intensification, and reductions in crop productivity are several of the predictable consequences of climate change. (Read more about Consequences of inaction )

Objective

The Carbon War Room harnesses the power of entrepreneurs to implement market-driven solutions to climate change. The War Room aims to bring together successful entrepreneurs in collaboration with the most respected institutions, scientists, national security experts, and business leaders to implement the change required to avoid catastrophic climate change.(Read more about the Wealth-creating low-carbon solutions developed).

Strategy & Tactics

The Carbon War Room has identified 25 battles across 7 theaters that are material to winning the war against climate change. Each battle accounts for over 1 billion tons (or more than 2%) of global anthropogenic CO2e emissions annually. ( Read more on Strategies and tactics deployed by the Carbon War Room )



Transport Theater



Land Use Theater



Global Impact Theater



Carbon Management



Emerging Economies Theater





Built Environment Theater




Electricity Theater



Industry Theater



Current Operations :

* CARBON MANAGEMENT >> CLIMATE INTERVENTION :

Operation Emergency Response


* TRANSPORT >> SHIPPING :

Operation Rock The Boat


* BUILT ENVIRONMENT >> ENERGY EFFICIENCY :

Operation Green Capital

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Creating Climate Wealth

Carbon War Room and Earth Day Network's Summit 2010: Creating Climate Wealth
Date of Event:
04/20/2010 - 04/21/2010
Washington, DC




Creating Climate Wealth convened respected entrepreneurs in Washington DC jointly with a selected group of Intrapreneurs from the government, non-profit, and corporate communities to provide their insights and expertise on the policies, market frameworks, and programs that cleared the barriers to deliver these emission reductions and promote job creation. The gathering started from existing proposals, but will encourage participants to use their entrepreneurial expertise to problem-solve new approaches based on budget deficits and other market conditions.


Participant Types

•Entrepreneur/Founder: Experienced entrepreneurs with battle scars from efforts to implement climate change solutions
•Industry Executive: Experienced entrepreneurs with battle scars from efforts to implement climate change solutions
•Investor: Investors that want to increase their returns in the climate change space by focusing on market barriers that are holding back growth rates
•Lender: Articulate representatives that can explain the remaining hurdles to full acceptability of different asset classes
•Civil Servant: Government intrapreneurs that are focused on removing barriers to private investment
•Technical: Experts in technology for each field that can comment on the growth rates and technical possibilities
•NGO/Foundations: Experts in each field that can comment on the growth rates, policy opportunities for collaboration and finding the financial resources needed to solve the problem
•Professional Services: Leaders that provide a transactional expertise to market failures

Working Track

•Distributed Generation: Solar, DG, Co-generation, Interconnections, Finance
•Grid Management: Demand Response, Grid Storage, Transmission and Distribution
•Natural Gas: New supplies, Pipelines, Gas-to-Liquids, Fuel switching
•Energy Efficiency: Meters & Management, Peak Shaving, Energy-saving Solutions, Finance
•Next-gen Biofuels & Aviation: Drop-in Diesel & Aviation Biofuels, Algae
•Shipping & Freight: Containers, Tankers, Trucks, Trains, Inter-modal
•Electric Vehicles: Plug-ins, EV, Storage, Charging Infrastructure, Pricing Models
•Sustainable Agriculture: Increasing Yields, Next-Gen Fertilizers, Soil Health, Biochar
The breakout sessions are for open dialog with a number of technical experts.