Expedition raising awareness on climate change visits Cairns
19 October, 2011A 20-metre sailboat currently on a three-year maritime expedition from the North to the South Pole recently arrived in Australia to raise international awareness about the effects of climate change.
Green Star rating results in rent premiums
13 September, 2011A new study into the financial performance of green office buildings in Australia has found that Green Star-rated buildings deliver a 12% ‘green premium’ in value and a 5% premium in rent.
Improving wheat yields for global food security
26 July, 2011With the world’s population set to reach 8.9 billion by 2050, CSIRO scientists are hunting down and exploiting a number of wheat’s key genetic traits in a bid to substantially boost its grain yield.
Burning research needed
05 July, 2011How the frequency and intensity of wildfires and intentional biomass burning will change in a future climate requires closer scientific attention, according to CSIRO’s Dr Melita Keywood.
Australia not alone on climate change action
15 June, 2011The federal government has released new reports that show Australia is not acting alone or ahead of other countries when it comes to action on climate change.
Need to monitor fungicide risk
09 June, 2011Australia currently has no organised, long-term way of monitoring levels of commercial fungicides in soil and waterways, leading environmental scientists have cautioned.
CSIRO reports on cattle methane emissions
02 June, 2011Australia’s northern beef herd may be emitting up to 30% less methane than previously calculated.
High-temperature processing lab opens at Swinburne
24 May, 2011The Robert Simpson High Temperature Processing Laboratory has been opened in Swinburne University’s new Advanced Technologies Centre.
Panax announces Indonesian development project
21 April, 2011Panax Geothermal has signed an agreement with PT Bakrie Power to develop a geothermal project in East Java.
Sustainability in telecommunications
12 April, 2011Bell Labs, the University of Melbourne and the Victorian Government opened the Centre for Energy Efficient Telecommunications (CEET) at the University of Melbourne on 28 March 2011.
Ecoscientists precinct established in Queensland
12 April, 2011Solutions to Australia’s biggest environmental problems could be closer following the co-location of Queensland's best and brightest minds to a new ecosciences precinct at Brisbane’s Boggo Road.
Data shows drop in air pollutants
04 April, 2011National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data has been released that shows emissions of a range of common air pollutants dropped slightly in 2009-10.
National Centre for Nitrous Oxide Measurement opens at NZ university
04 April, 2011The National Centre for Nitrous Oxide Measurement at Lincoln University has been formally opened by the NZ Minister of Agriculture, the Hon David Carter. The centre provides a tripling in New Zealand’s capacity to measure nitrous oxide greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate change update in CSIRO book
04 April, 2011CSIRO has launched Climate Change: Science and Solutions for Australia to help inform business, government and the community about the many issues that need to be addressed in response to climate change.
Lungfish teeth could hold key to better cars, planes
23 February, 2011 byThe tooth enamel of lungfish and garfish could provide the basis for new material to make lighter, more efficient aircraft or vehicles, says a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) physics researcher.
