New projects like factories and pulp mills could be banned if they have a large carbon footprint under mooted changes to environment laws.

The chief executives of the Green Building Council of Australia, Romilly Madew, and Australian Forestry Standard Limited, Kayt Watts, have released a joint statement regarding the review of the Green Star Mat-8 ‘Sustainable Timber’ credit.

A New Zealand company has made a short list of five in the FT (Financial Times) UK Climate Change Challenge.

Energy and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor has called for nominations from the earth resource industry for the 2009 Strzelecki Awards.

Over the last week, New Zealanders saved 48 tonnes of waste from going to landfill as part of this year’s Fisher & Paykel Appliances’ recycling days.

CSIRO research into community attitudes towards climate change and energy took to the world stage at the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change in Copenhagen.

When you think of sustainable wine production, guinea pigs probably aren't the first thing that spring to mind. Yet at Yealands Estate, that is exactly what is grazing between the vines.

Businesses, organisations, community groups and individuals are encouraged to put themselves forward for the 2009 Banksia Awards, with environmental measures proving themselves to be a tactic to save money and reduce business costs.

Black & Veatch has announced that the investigation and design of Stage 4 of the Replacement and Rehabilitation Programme of Water Mains in the New Territories of the Hong Kong SAR is making good progress.

Australia’s first grain-to-ethanol refinery has begun production in Queensland, with an expected output of more than 80 million litres a year.

The CPRS Senate Inquiry, to be conducted by a new Senate Select Committee on Climate Policy and reporting back on May 14, will examine the choice of emissions trading as a mechanism, the relative contributions of complementary measures to emissions reductions, the environmental effectiveness of the proposed targets and whether the scheme would appropriately transform the economy.

Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong has released exposure draft legislation and explanatory materials for the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.

Leading research into the impact of the 2003 Alpine bushfires on water quality suggests the trouble is far from over when the fires are finally out.

The Adaptation Research Network for Primary Industries will help Australia’s primary industries meet the challenges and embrace the opportunities presented by climate change.

Australia’s national university will launch a partnership with the organisation Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB) that will help students gain firsthand experience of sustainable development and offer young people opportunities to work with disadvantaged communities in Australia and overseas.