Construction industry receives funding boost
20 April, 2009A multipurpose enviro-friendly insulation batt made from recycled materials is among four ideas in the construction industry to each receive $64,000 in Australian government assistance to bring them to market.
Two new greenhouse gases growing
25 March, 2009Two new greenhouse gases are accumulating in the atmosphere, according to an international research team.
Primary industry adaptation research network approved
05 March, 2009The Adaptation Research Network for Primary Industries will help Australia’s primary industries meet the challenges and embrace the opportunities presented by climate change.
CleanFutures venture launched
03 March, 2009South Australia continues to be a focal point for expertise in clean and sustainable technologies with the launch of new venture CleanFutures.
Window to prompt passers-by to question water use
05 February, 2009The Swinburne Fish Tank encourages passers-by to question their own behaviour with regard to water use.
Calls for entries into the International Next Big Thing Award 2009
04 February, 2009Innovic’s International Next Big Thing Award 2009 has opened and for the first time is going global due to demand from Asia–Pacific innovators and small businesses.
Reinvigorated environmental focus for NSW councils
08 January, 2009Specialist training for NSW councils and Regional Organisations of Councils is being presented by the Urban Sustainbility Support Alliance (USSA). The training is designed to help councils make sustainability a key part of their planning and practices and ensure their community's ecological future.
Earth Hour 2009 to promote Australian green innovation internationally
16 December, 2008One billion people in more than 1000 cities are expected to participate in Earth Hour 2009, the Australian-originated campaign to raise climate change awareness.
House carbon calculator
11 December, 2008A careful choice of materials when building a house can make the difference of nearly 50 tonnes in CO2 emissions, according to a carbon calculator for houses.
President of Greening Australia appointed
09 December, 2008Environmentalist Rob Gell has been appointed to the role of national president of Greening Australia with the mandate to drive the organisation’s strategic response to rapid climate change.
Australian law firm launches sustainability report
03 December, 2008Henry Davis York, an Australian law firm, has compiled a sustainability report which is independently audited and Global Reporting Initiative compliant.
Environmental impact calculator
01 December, 2008LCADesign is a real-time environmental impact calculator designed for commercial properties.
Bio-mimicry for a green economy
18 November, 2008The idea of mimicking desert plants and animals from around the world and tapping into their secrets to develop a green economy was presented at the Desert Knowledge Symposium in Alice Springs this month.
Reducing consumption key to a sustainable future
11 November, 2008Based on then ground-breaking modelling, the forecasts of global ecological and economic collapse by mid-century contained in the controversial 1972 book, The Limits to Growth, are still ‘on-track’ according to CSIRO research.
Super fund reports on investment’s carbon emissions
30 October, 2008Superannuation fund VicSuper has announced that its members will receive a carbon emission measurement calculated on each of its share of investments in publicly listed companies.
