Sydney Entertainment Centre fights climate change
19 July, 2007
Waste from the Sydney Entertainment Centre will get a new lease of life and reduce the centre’s impact on climate change.
Government announces cap and trade emissions scheme
17 July, 2007
The Federal Government has announced it will increase spending on combating greenhouse gas emissions by $627 million.
Climate change – now it’s law
17 July, 2007
The nation’s first Climate Change legislation has become law. The Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007 makes South Australia the first place in Australia to legislate targets to reduce greenhouse emissions.
SKM helps guide local councils on climate change
12 July, 2007
Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) has provided local governments in Queensland with a practical guide for meeting the challenges of climate change.
Business' brainstorm sustainability
28 June, 2007
The realities and exciting opportunities around trading in a sustainable New Zealand were on the agenda as the government engaged with business and industry, according to Environment Minister David Benson-Pope.
Sea levels to rise several metres this century
27 June, 2007
Australia’s sea levels will rise by several metres by the end of the century due to rapidly increasing greenhouse gas concentrations, according to research from a group of international scientists.
Study shows tropics absorbing northern emissions
26 June, 2007
An international research team, including three CSIRO scientists, has thrown new light on the way that carbon dioxide produced by industrial activities in the Northern Hemisphere is absorbed by vegetation across the globe, particularly in tropical regions.
Business as usual for Lend Lease
22 June, 2007 by Kylie Wilson-Field, Journalist
Lend Lease is a leading retail and community residential property group integrated with strong investment management and construction management businesses around the globe. They are also one of the world's leading sustainable organisations
Space mission: possible
19 June, 2007
Our understanding of our planet's structure, climate and the impact of climate change through global warming is to be dramatically increased by a new space mission.
Takeoff of carbon offset scheme praised
15 June, 2007
The launch of Pacific Blue NZ’s Carbon Offset scheme for customers is yet another step in the nation’s drive towards carbon neutrality, according to government Ministers David Benson-Pope and David Parker.
Anticipating climate change risks
15 June, 2007
An Australian in-depth symposium ‘Anticipating climate change risks, costs and opportunities for infrastructure: A conference for asset owners and investors’ will be held at the University of Melbourne on 21 June 2007.
Water China 2008 and PVP China 2008
13 June, 2007
The largest Chinese trade fair for the Water Industry, the Water China/PVP China, in Canton (Guangzhou), will be held 4-7 March 2008.
New green building report for councils
13 June, 2007
A report from ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability – Oceania (ICLEI Oceania) and the Building Commission highlights nine key pathways for local government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable buildings.
Australians take up climate change challenge
12 June, 2007
The Banksia Environmental Foundation has announced its Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year finalists for the annual Banksia Awards 2007.
CSIRO begins climate project with China
08 June, 2007
CSIRO and the Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) have signed a two-year funding agreement for collaboration between CSIRO statisticians and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Science.
