Greenhouse hopes

The Land
Thursday 1/11/2007 Page: 56

A REPORT by Dr Mark Diesendorf, from the Institute of Environmental Studies at the University of New South Wales, shows that, given the political will, Australia can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 30 per cent below the 1990 level by 2020 using existing technologies. He said the main reductions in emissions would come from more efficient energy use, solar hot water, wind energy, bioelectricity, reductions in land clearing, and cuts in fugitive emissions from coal and gas facilities. Bioelectricity development would create additional employment in rural areas.

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