Climate change expert claims predictions on track
11 December, 2012A new report co-authored by Professor David Frame, Director of the New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute at Victoria University, has confirmed that climate change predictions made 20 years ago are proving reasonably accurate.
iPad app puts soil science in farmers’ hands
04 December, 2012Australia’s national soil databases can now be accessed in real time online through an iPad app called SoilMapp. The app provides open access to the most up-to-date information for soil at any location in the country within a matter of seconds.
Fish ear bones point to climate impacts
30 November, 2012Scientists believe that fish ear bones and their distinctive growth rings can offer clues to the likely impacts of climate change in aquatic environments.
Water-sensitive research hub set to change urban design
28 November, 2012The Perth Research Hub for an innovative new research centre has been officially launched at The University of Western Australia (UWA) by the state Minister for Water, Bill Marmion.
Australia, Asia and achieving sustainability
21 November, 2012 by Lauren DavisThe Australia in the Asian Century white paper presents the notion that Australia should develop closer relationships with its Asian neighbours. At the Australian Sustainability conference and exhibition, the benefits of such relationships were examined in terms of sustainability.
Australian carbon researchers capturing interest in Kyoto
19 November, 2012Researchers from the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC) are major contributors to the International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-11) which began in Kyoto today.
Private industry must take the first step in the green race
15 November, 2012 by Kathryn Smith*Over the past two years, Pure Advantage has dedicated significant resources towards understanding and identifying the opportunities for New Zealand to foster green growth and create skilled jobs while at the same time contributing towards the conservation of natural resources and the environment in New Zealand. Pure Advantage has just released an independent report called ‘Green Growth: Opportunities for New Zealand’, which was prepared by Vivid Economics of London in conjunction with the University of Auckland Business School and includes a foreword by Lord Stern.
Australian scientists join global research community
31 October, 2012Australia has joined the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), a research organisation which specialises in the application of advanced systems analysis to examine the complex systems which are at the heart of today’s global challenges.
Green chemistry helps promote sustainable manufacturing
31 October, 2012Greener manufacturing in the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries has received a boost following the establishment of the $24.9 million Victorian Centre for Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing (VCSCM).
Western Australia at the forefront of international carbon research
03 October, 2012A new national research and development facility launched in Perth last week will play a critical role in reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by answering the key questions surrounding the storage of commercial-scale carbon dioxide (CO2).
CRC aims to boost clever water use
27 September, 2012A new Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) will work with more than 70 research, industry and government partners to find new and better ways to use and re-use Australia’s scarce water resources.
Partnership for smarter flying
26 September, 2012The University of Sydney and Qantas have entered into a four-year partnership to develop a flight planning system that will help the airline fly optimised routes, reduce fuel consumption and improve operational effectiveness.
$1.25 million to tackle geothermal challenge
18 September, 2012The University of Adelaide has been awarded $1.25 million to lead research into one of the geothermal industry’s biggest technical challenges.
Future Farm research into reducing methane emissions
07 September, 2012A Chinese official has praised the global value of carbon reduction research at The University of Western Australia’s Future Farm, where scientists have found that a common Australian native plant can greatly reduce on-farm greenhouse gas emission.
New carbon capture technology has high capacity and low cost
04 September, 2012Carbon capture and storage has been seen as an uneconomical solution to reducing carbon emissions, with the capture of CO2 emissions from a power station currently requiring about 30% of the total electricity it produces. But thanks to Dr Matthew Hill, a researcher at CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, the capture of carbon emissions is now cheaper than ever before.
