Climate change adaptation conference
29 June, 2010An international conference held in Australia to discuss the science and options for adapting to climate change begins on the Gold Coast on Tuesday 29 June.
Nitrogen management on the farm
09 June, 2010NIWA scientists put better nitrogen management on the farm to the test, assessing techniques for the mitigation of pastoral greenhouse gas emissions.
Will the Southern Ocean's carbon sink hold its breath?
01 June, 2010Ice core records show there was a sharp rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere - a nearly 50% increase - at the end of the last ice age. Scientists have long puzzled over the origin of all the extra CO2 that appeared as the great ice sheets melted.
Economist: Global Trends In Sustainability Performance Management
17 May, 2010 by SAPCorporate sustainability reporting has shifted from voluntary to vital. Download this white paper to discover the latest trends in sustainability performance management and learn how you can help enhance your organisation’s profitability and cost-effectiveness.
Global change: the need for bathtub thinking
28 April, 2010 by Barry Newell*At present there is an immense research effort directed towards improving our understanding of the dynamics of the Earth system. Twenty-nine of the world’s leading Earth-system scientists have recently summarised the reasons why they are so worried about the future.
R&D Tax Concession assists tyre recycling company
26 March, 2010Melbourne-based company Tyre Crumb is recycling every component of tyres - the rubber, the steel and even the polyester fibre. All of these tyre elements are then crushed and used in everything from playground and sporting surfaces to carpet underlay and even shoe soles.
Green energy system could power home and car
18 March, 2010A wireless green energy system to supply the home and the car is being designed by University of Auckland engineering research fellow Duleepa Thrimawithana.
The Rosenfeld named after California’s godfather of energy efficiency
18 March, 2010Pioneering French physicists Marie and Pierre Curie have the curie, a unit of radioactivity, named after them. Renowned inventor Nikola Tesla is honoured with the tesla, which measures a magnetic field. And now, the Rosenfeld, proposed as a unit for electricity savings, will be named after the man seen by many people as the godfather of energy efficiency, Arthur Rosenfeld.
Emissions trading won't hurt small business
05 March, 2010The Rudd government’s proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme would not significantly impact most Australian businesses, according to a research report released by the National Centre for Sustainability.
Green jobs in Australia: what are we talking about?
24 February, 2010 by RMIT University, AustraliaEveryone is talking about ‘green jobs’, but just what do we mean by green jobs?
Letting the bugs out
24 February, 2010Farmers and growers around Australia are increasingly using bugs to reduce pest problems and increase efficiencies.
Steel credit revision to drive best practice steel production
23 February, 2010The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has released the draft of a revised Green Star Steel Credit which aims to drive best practice steel production and fabrication, and encourage dematerialisation of steel in structural applications in Australia.
Greening Australia's metal industry
09 February, 2010Leading scientists are gathering at Swinburne University of Technology this week to discuss ways to improve the sustainability of the metallurgical industry.
Capitalism in question
04 February, 2010The merits of capitalism and what form of economic governance is needed post crisis is at the centre of a review by a Griffith University sustainability expert.
Producing plastic without fossil fuels
01 February, 2010A team of South Korean scientists claim to have succeeded in producing the polymers used for everyday plastics through bioengineering, rather than through the use of fossil fuel-based chemicals. This research, which may now allow for the production of environmentally conscious plastics, is published in two papers in the journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering to mark the journal’s 50th anniversary.
