Australia needs to train over 1000 new experts in environmental remediation if it is to become an international leader in the ‘clean society’.

The Buy Recycled Business Alliance (BRBA) has released a three-year business plan for 2006-09 outlining key actions and objectives for the organisation. The plan also outlines the development of a national online database for recycled content products (RCPs) for businesses.

The end of the year is looming fast and so is Ozwater 2007.

New research shows the rate of increase in carbon dioxide emissions more than doubled since the 1990s.

The quality of the nominees for the 2006 Govt³ awards confirmed the New Zealand government was walking the talk on the environment and climate change, according to Environment Minister David Benson-Pope.

The continued failure of NSW government environmental regulators to deal with end-of-life gas bottles has direct and serious implications for people’s lives, according to John Lawson, President of the Australian Council of Recyclers.

IIR Conferences’ Australian Water Recycling & Infrastructure Summit aims to provide a balanced, far-reaching analysis of the current issues, featuring presentations and case studies from water experts from across the country.

BP Solar has applauded the South Australian government’s announcement of the introduction of Australia’s first Feed-In Tariff policy and welcomed it as a breakthrough in recognising the value of solar PV in delivering peak emission-free power.

A mission from the UK arrives in Australia this month to study water re-use and recycling in the wake of increasing concern in the UK about the twin challenges of climate change and urban development.

Ecotech has won the Small to Medium Manufacturers award in the Governor of Victoria Export Awards. The award was presented by the Minister for Manufacturing & Export, André Haermeyer, and the Governor of Victoria, Professor David de Kretser AC.

Too much of our drinking water is still being used to water Perth gardens, according to CSIRO’s Dr Tony Smith.

The Australian Coal Association has welcomed an announcement by the federal government of $125 million funding for two important clean coal and solar energy demonstration projects under the government’s Low Emissions Technology Development Fund.

About 230 companies will be exhibiting at the second ProSweets Cologne from 29 January to 1 February 2007.

Companies from Hong Kong and all over the world exhibited at Eco Expo Asia, an environmental protection trade fair organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) and Messe Frankfurt. The expo was held in October at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong.

Australian Ethanol has announced a $75 million capital to fund the construction of a 100 million litre per year fuel ethanol plant in Swan Hill, Victoria.