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Plans to expand carbon markets at UN climate talks this December could trigger a second 'sub-prime' style financial collapse and fail to protect the world from global warming catastrophe, a new report from Friends of the Earth warns

National environmental organisation Friends of the Earth today expressed alarm at the impending privatisation of Forestry Plantations Queensland (FQP). Spokesperson for Friends of the Earth Anthony Amis said “for the past decade we have been monitoring the logging activities of Hancock Victorian Plantations (HVP). The Victorian State Government privatised its 105,000 ha plantation resource in 1998. Queensland should learn from Victoria's misadventure so that the same mistakes are not made again”

Friends of the Earth has welcomed a new Senate Committee report examining the threat of sea level rise from climate change, but cautioned that the report may have underestimated the problem.

Environment groups today congratulated the Brumby Government’s decision to legislate for a chain of new River Red Gum National Parks along the Murray, Goulburn and Ovens rivers in northern Victoria.

At today's close of the UN climate change talks in Bangkok tensions between the world’s rich nations and developing countries were at an all-time high, according to Friends of the Earth International campaigners observing the talks to demand climate justice.

Friends of the Earth Australia has welcomed the release today by the Australian Greens of their Safe Climate Bill.

Traditional Owners from Kakadu have joined national and international environment groups in an urgent call for major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to help protect key World Heritage sites.

In the wake of Victoria’s warmest and driest winter on record, environment groups today called for new building standards to reduce emissions and water use, and to help the state’s homes and families cope with future temperature and price shocks.

Many strong voices from Pacific, Melanesian, New Zealand and Australian civil society met in Cairns, North Queensland to raise concerns on climate change and human rights that are affected communities across the Pacific region.