A Climate Change report has been developed by the Australian Business Roundtable group established to investigate the economic and social impacts of climate change to Australia, and to make a number of recommendations to Government.

Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories, in collaboration with Toray Industries, has announced the development of a bio-based polymer that retains the heat resistance and moldability of their previously developed bio-based polymer, while improving impact resistance by 50%.

More than six out of 10 New Zealanders back a policy proposal to provide Government cash grants to people buying fuel efficient, low emission cars.

Interior design company Hassell was announced the winner of the Environmentally Sustainable Design Award at the 2006 Interior Design Awards gala ceremony for the company’s work on the government office of VicUrban in Melbourne.

An auction of salinity credits held in Maitland as part of an innovative scheme to improve the health of the Hunter River has had excellent results according to the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC).

ABB and Manu Electronics (ManuFlow) have entered into a strategic alliance in offering Magmaster Electromagnetic Flowmeters fully optioned and customised for Sydney Water’s Tradewaste liquid measurement discharge program.

Manly Council has received $225,000 in grant funding under the NSW Department of Natural Resources Coastline Management Program to put into effect separate long term Coastline Management Plans designed to ensure the “holistic and sustainable management†of both the aquatic and terrestrial features of Manly’s coastal and estuary foreshore areas.

Cleaning the inside of giant storage tanks at refineries and bulk chemical storage facilities is set to get a whole lot easier, safer and cheaper, with the development of an innovative jet cleaning device.

With contractors finalising their submissions for the 2006 CASE Earth Awards – due May 31st – a 2005 national winner reflects on the submission process, the reasons for entering and the benefits of the win.

Young people with a passion for the environment are helping make sure the spirit of Sir Peter Blake’s work lives on, through a forum aimed at inspiring action in their own communities.

Brisbane and German scientists have teamed up in a $4.2 million project to build and test microscopic sieves that could potentially trap environmentally destructive greenhouse gases before they escape coal-fired power stations and refineries.

Primary Energy has announced an agreement with BP Australia for the off take of ethanol fuel that will ensure the construction of a $100 million production facility in Perth, Western Australia.

Emerson has announced it has acquired Bristol Babcock from FKI in England, for $121 million.

Federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley unveiled in March the Labor Party’s new blueprint for tackling climate change, including a commitment to reduce emissions by 60% by 2050.

The 2006 National Pollution Inventory (NPI) has shown that the majority of measured contaminants and emissions being discharged into Australia’s environment is decreasing, particularly in relation to mining operations and water management.