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Carbon offset service

24 September, 2007

Breathe Easy is a carbon emission offset service which is set to be launched in Australia by Greening Australia.


Aim of the Australian Climate Exchange

24 September, 2007 by Kylie Wilson-Field, Journalist

ACX was officially born in December 2005 and has subsequently worked on frameworks and mechanisms to bring the suppliers and buyers of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission abatement together


Carbon market in crisis

14 September, 2007

It has emerged this week that the future of the NSW Greenhouse Gas Abatement Policy is on rocky ground.


'Engine of the reef' revealed

04 September, 2007

A team of coral researchers has taken a major stride towards revealing the workings of the 'engine' that drives Australia's Great Barrier Reef and corals the world over.


Eureka! CSIRO wins for climate change research

28 August, 2007

Dr John Church of CSIRO has been awarded the 2007 University of New South Wales Eureka Prize for Scientific Research.


A step forward for climate change research in NZ

30 July, 2007

Motu Economic and Public Policy Research has been awarded close to $1.7 million of Foundation for Research, Science and Technology funding for nearly four years of research on the economics of climate change and its impact on New Zealand.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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