Former vice-president of the United States, Al Gore urged those attending a dinner in Melbourne recently to open their eyes and look clearly at climate change.

The Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association (PACIA) launched the Sustainability Leadership Discussion Paper at the association’s annual general meeting in Melbourne.

Thirty-one leaders across business, agriculture and forestry, science and the environment, the union movement and non-government organisations have joined a group to advise the government on emissions trading and related issues.

Commercial plastics recycler Astron Plastics has received an award for outstanding management of packaging waste at the Packaging Evolution Awards in Australia.

Davey Water Products is aiding plumbers and apprentices in training through the supply of its RainBank systems to almost 60 TAFE College’s and similar training centres throughout Australia.

Waste management company AnaeCo Limited has announced it is seeking a November listing on the Australian Stock Exchange. The company is aiming to raise $5 million to fund its share of the construction of its first advanced waste treatment facility for the Western Metropolitan Regional Council (WMRC) in Perth.

Reducing the amount of polystyrene in its packaging has not only produced greater efficiency for Criterion, it also resulted in being recognised at a national level for its environmental focus.

An emissions trading scheme will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote environmentally friendly behaviour and create business opportunities for New Zealanders, according to Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Climate Change Minister David Parker.

Royal Philips Electronics has improved its sustainability performance in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes for the fourth consecutive year, showing that the company continues to capitalise on the growing demand for energy-efficient and eco-friendly products.

A plan to test new wave-power devices off the coast of south-west England will create what claims to be the world's largest wave farm and establish the area as a global leader in the technology's development.

eDay is a drive-through recycling event which gives local households the opportunity to dispose of old computers or mobile phones in an environmentally sustainable way. It will be held in 12 locations across New Zealand, 29–30 September.

The world’s experts in sustainable urban development, solar technology and the built environment will converge on Adelaide for the 3rd International Solar Cities Congress from 17-21 February 2008.

Second-generation biorefineries like those making biofuel from lignocellulosic feedstocks such as straw, grasses and wood have long been touted as the successor to today's grain ethanol plants, but until now the technology has been considered too expensive to compete. However, recent increases in grain prices mean that production costs are now similar for grain ethanol and second-generation biofuels, according to a paper published in the first edition of Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining.

Former vice-president of the United States, Al Gore urged those attending a dinner in Melbourne on Friday night, to open their eyes and look clearly at climate change.

A new way of prioritising freshwater rivers for restoration and conservation has won Dr Simon Linke, a researcher with the University of Queensland and eWater CRC, the Riversymposium Young Water Scientist Award for 2007.