Company recognised for climate change solution
07 November, 2007Alcoa has received The Clean Air Achievement Award from the WA branch of the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand (CASANZ). The award was presented to the company for its Carbon capture technology that delivers greenhouse benefits by locking up CO2 that is otherwise released into the atmosphere.
Bank achieves top ranking in global climate change index
29 October, 2007Westpac has announced it is the only bank in the world, and one of just four companies in the Global FT500 list, to achieve a 100-point, AAA rating in the 2007 Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI).
Australian companies high on ‘green’ but low on energy
19 October, 2007Australian companies like to espouse their green credentials, however 53.9% of businesses still do not have a formal energy policy, according to a whitepaper by Proudfoot Consulting.
Property industry uses online social networking to go green
17 October, 2007Online social networking technology has been put to use by the commercial property sector, which has launched a $1.5 million online encyclopaedia and networking tool to help create green and profitable commercial buildings.
Aim of the Australian Climate Exchange
24 September, 2007 by Kylie Wilson-Field, JournalistACX was officially born in December 2005 and has subsequently worked on frameworks and mechanisms to bring the suppliers and buyers of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission abatement together
Al Gore urges all Australians to get on board with climate change
24 September, 2007Former vice-president of the United States, Al Gore urged those attending a dinner in Melbourne on Friday night, to open their eyes and look clearly at climate change.
Carbon offset service
24 September, 2007Breathe Easy is a carbon emission offset service which is set to be launched in Australia by Greening Australia.
Carbon market in crisis
14 September, 2007It has emerged this week that the future of the NSW Greenhouse Gas Abatement Policy is on rocky ground.
'Engine of the reef' revealed
04 September, 2007A team of coral researchers has taken a major stride towards revealing the workings of the 'engine' that drives Australia's Great Barrier Reef and corals the world over.
Eureka! CSIRO wins for climate change research
28 August, 2007Dr John Church of CSIRO has been awarded the 2007 University of New South Wales Eureka Prize for Scientific Research.
A step forward for climate change research in NZ
30 July, 2007Motu Economic and Public Policy Research has been awarded close to $1.7 million of Foundation for Research, Science and Technology funding for nearly four years of research on the economics of climate change and its impact on New Zealand.
Sydney Entertainment Centre fights climate change
19 July, 2007Waste from the Sydney Entertainment Centre will get a new lease of life and reduce the centre’s impact on climate change.
SKM helps guide local councils on climate change
12 July, 2007Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) has provided local governments in Queensland with a practical guide for meeting the challenges of climate change.
Business' brainstorm sustainability
28 June, 2007The realities and exciting opportunities around trading in a sustainable New Zealand were on the agenda as the government engaged with business and industry, according to Environment Minister David Benson-Pope.
Sea levels to rise several metres this century
27 June, 2007Australia’s sea levels will rise by several metres by the end of the century due to rapidly increasing greenhouse gas concentrations, according to research from a group of international scientists.
