Industry News
Final warning for action on climate change issued
The IPCC Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report has issued a final warning for the 2020s to act swiftly on climate change. [ + ]
NSW's largest solar farm officially opened
Stage 1 of ACEN Australia's New England Solar project has been opened by the Hon Chris Bowen MP, Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy. [ + ]
The effects of the Black Summer bushfires on the ozone layer
Wildfire smoke promotes chemical reactions that contribute to the destruction of stratospheric ozone, a paper in Nature has suggested. [ + ]
Climate change threatening global coffee supply, CSIRO finds
Research has found that global coffee production is facing major threats due to increasing and concurrent hazards fuelled by climate change. [ + ]
Accelerating Scope 3 decarbonisation
Schneider Electric has partnered with Avarni to leverage AI-enabled technology to accelerate decarbonisation across the value chain. [ + ]
Sydney Water's "game changing" facility almost complete
Sydney Water has announced that its $4.3 million Leura Water Pumping Station (WPS) servicing the Blue Mountains is weeks away from completion. [ + ]
Government encouraged to crack down on greenwashing
The Greens have welcomed the ACCC's announcement to investigate businesses for greenwashing, but have called for the government to go further in this area. [ + ]
$4.8m to help Victorian businesses design out waste
Sustainability Victoria has called on organisations supporting the circular economy to apply for $4.8 million in funding through the Victorian Government. [ + ]
UN Global Compact Network names Australian board
The UNGCNA has named ESG leaders as new appointees to the board to lead actions towards a more sustainable future. [ + ]
Is Australia in the race to net zero?
As global economies enter into a bidding war for dominance of hydrogen production, Australia is at risk of being left behind in the race to clean energy. [ + ]
EDF Renewables acquires offshore wind project
EDF Renewables has acquired the Newcastle Offshore Wind Farm, a floating offshore project under development. [ + ]
Driving innovation with $5.2m Energy Transition Hub
Siemens and Swinburne University of Technology have collaborated to set up a future Energy Transition Hub at the university's Hawthorn campus in Melbourne. [ + ]
saveBOARD: turning beverage cartons to construction products
saveBOARD has opened its first recycling facility in Australia, processing beverage cartons that would end up in landfill into sturdy construction material. [ + ]
Large-scale iron flow battery commissioned in Queensland
Researchers at the QUT-operated National Battery Testing Centre have commissioned the biggest large-scale iron flow battery outside of the United States. [ + ]
UNSW Cities Institute appoints director
The Central City District Commissioner for the Greater Cities Commission, Peter Poulet, has been appointed Director of the UNSW Cities Institute. [ + ]
