Auckland Zoo has been awarded the highest international accreditation standard in environmental management — the International Standards Organisation’s ISO 14001.

Sydney recycler WSN Environmental Solutions has called on computer makers and governments to fund the cleanup of unwanted computers stored in households around the nation.

London 2012 (www.london2012.com) chairman, Sebastian Coe has outlined a plan — Towards A One Planet 2012 — to make the London Games the most sustainable in the event’s history.

Best Energies will have its technology on display at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali.

Sydney will benefit from an environmental rating system for new residential and commercial development. It hopes to achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, water use and waste going to land fill.

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) has a website that claims to make choosing solar water heating easier by providing independent information and tailored finance schemes.

Global warming is set to reverse decades of social and economic progress across Asia and the Pacific, home to more than four billion people or 60% of the world's population, according to a multi-agency report called Up in Smoke: Asia and the Pacific.

Scientists will have access to the latest in climate change technology to investigate future atmospheric conditions and their impact on plant crops, after the official opening in November of a $3.7 million climate change research facility in Horsham, Victoria.

Using pure biodiesel or blending biodiesel with standard fuel could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector, according to a CSIRO report.

Worth Recycling's water filtration plant, built to serve Illawarra Coal's Appin Mine, has been named as Sydney's best water saver at Sydney Water's annual awards ceremony.

The WaterGuard system produced by NSW company Watersave Australia Pty Ltd has been declared the winner of the 2007 Innovative Product of the Year at the national GreenPlumbers Awards - an industry showcase of environmentally conscious products and services for the plumbing industry.

The Australian Greenhouse Office is offering households a $1000 rebate to reduce the cost of a solar hot water system.

An ISO standard will help to ensure that urbanisation, which is a global trend, develops in an environmentally friendly manner.

New Zealand will lead an international network to research greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, according to Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton and Climate Change Minister David Parker.

EcoNova has been awarded a grant by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and implement sustainable projects that contribute to Australia’s diminishing water supply.