Arup-CUSP partnership to build stronger green economy
03 April, 2012The Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute has formed a partnership with multinational services firm Arup to deliver collaborative research in the area of sustainable development.
Future generations could face sea levels 20 metres higher
20 March, 2012Even if we manage to limit global warming to 2°C, as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommends, future generations could face sea levels 12 to 22 m higher than present, according to new research.
Australia and India collaborate on green energy management system
28 February, 2012Imagine you’re at work and there is a power blackout. Your company’s electrical grid taps into your car batteries. Along with rooftop solar panels and the energy stored in hundreds of your colleagues’ vehicles, this keeps the wheels of industry turning.
Sustaining fisheries in Australia and India in the face of climate change
03 February, 2012Australian and Indian scientists, sociologists and economists are creating a strategic plan to ensure marine fisheries in both countries remain sustainable while facing climate change.
Grant to improve crop production in Bangladesh and Indonesia
02 February, 2012Arcadia Biosciences has been awarded a five-year, $4.5 million grant from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop salt-tolerant rice and measure greenhouse gas emissions from conventional rice fields in Bangladesh and nitrogen use efficient (NUE) crops in Indonesia.
Eggs for ‘low carbon’ protein
12 January, 2012Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) research suggests that egg production has the lowest carbon footprint of all the main protein foods.
Expedition raising awareness on climate change visits Cairns
19 October, 2011A 20-metre sailboat currently on a three-year maritime expedition from the North to the South Pole recently arrived in Australia to raise international awareness about the effects of climate change.
Green Star rating results in rent premiums
13 September, 2011A new study into the financial performance of green office buildings in Australia has found that Green Star-rated buildings deliver a 12% ‘green premium’ in value and a 5% premium in rent.
Improving wheat yields for global food security
26 July, 2011With the world’s population set to reach 8.9 billion by 2050, CSIRO scientists are hunting down and exploiting a number of wheat’s key genetic traits in a bid to substantially boost its grain yield.
Burning research needed
05 July, 2011How the frequency and intensity of wildfires and intentional biomass burning will change in a future climate requires closer scientific attention, according to CSIRO’s Dr Melita Keywood.
Australia not alone on climate change action
15 June, 2011The federal government has released new reports that show Australia is not acting alone or ahead of other countries when it comes to action on climate change.
Need to monitor fungicide risk
09 June, 2011Australia currently has no organised, long-term way of monitoring levels of commercial fungicides in soil and waterways, leading environmental scientists have cautioned.
CSIRO reports on cattle methane emissions
02 June, 2011Australia’s northern beef herd may be emitting up to 30% less methane than previously calculated.
High-temperature processing lab opens at Swinburne
24 May, 2011The Robert Simpson High Temperature Processing Laboratory has been opened in Swinburne University’s new Advanced Technologies Centre.
Panax announces Indonesian development project
21 April, 2011Panax Geothermal has signed an agreement with PT Bakrie Power to develop a geothermal project in East Java.
