For his incredible work on environmental policies in California, and his promise to cut CO2 emissions - Arnold Schwarzenegger has been awarded one of Australia’s top environmental awards - the Banksia International.
Article in The Sydney Morning Herald:

“In a letter of thanks, the Governor praised the Banksia Environmental Foundation, of which the Prime Minister, John Howard, [...]

As reported by the ISN, International Regulations and Security Network, early on since the introduction of the Kyoto Protocol, the Rio de Janeiro Stock exchange has been open for carbon credit trade, incentivating projects in Clean Development Mechanisms (CDMs) that allow Brazilian and South American companies to sell carbon credits to developed countries.
In Manaus - [...]

The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, has finally announced his Government’s intention to establish a cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions, but it will be implemented — not just yet. The stated reason for the delay in implementation is to allow time to study the economic impacts of emissions caps on Australian companies. Funny [...]

The leaders of all of Australia’s 6 states and 2 self-governing territories have signed an open letter to the Australian Prime Minister John Howard, calling on him to enact a carbon emissions trading scheme. In addition, 75 professors of economics have called on his government to ratify the Kyoto Treaty. [...]

Military people are usually realists and pragmatists. The Australian Defence Force has listed climate change as a national security threat for the first time, in a document presenting the vision of Australia’s security threats and defence requirements to 2030. At least the ADF, unlike the current Australian Federal Government, have their [...]