Study shows tropics absorbing northern emissions
26 June, 2007An international research team, including three CSIRO scientists, has thrown new light on the way that carbon dioxide produced by industrial activities in the Northern Hemisphere is absorbed by vegetation across the globe, particularly in tropical regions.
Business as usual for Lend Lease
22 June, 2007 by Kylie Wilson-Field, JournalistLend Lease is a leading retail and community residential property group integrated with strong investment management and construction management businesses around the globe. They are also one of the world's leading sustainable organisations
Space mission: possible
19 June, 2007Our understanding of our planet's structure, climate and the impact of climate change through global warming is to be dramatically increased by a new space mission.
Anticipating climate change risks
15 June, 2007An Australian in-depth symposium ‘Anticipating climate change risks, costs and opportunities for infrastructure: A conference for asset owners and investors’ will be held at the University of Melbourne on 21 June 2007.
Australians take up climate change challenge
12 June, 2007The Banksia Environmental Foundation has announced its Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year finalists for the annual Banksia Awards 2007.
CSIRO begins climate project with China
08 June, 2007CSIRO and the Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) have signed a two-year funding agreement for collaboration between CSIRO statisticians and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Science.
Eco Expo Asia - an international success
07 November, 2006Companies from Hong Kong and all over the world exhibited at Eco Expo Asia, an environmental protection trade fair organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) and Messe Frankfurt. The expo was held in October at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong.
Finalists for National Sustainable Business Awards announced
04 October, 2006This month, New Zealand’s top sustainable businesses will be gathering together in Auckland to celebrate their achievements, including energy efficiency programs, recycling, product innovation, involvement in the community and staff led initiatives.
Smart businesses embrace sustainability
21 August, 2006Evidence is clear that taking on sustainability is good for business, according to international expert Hunter Lovins, who recently toured New Zealand giving lectures
Addressing the realities of climate change
03 July, 2006The impacts of climate change will be felt globally over the next century, according to the August 2003 issue of Austral Ecology – for the Ecological Society of Australia, published by Blackwell Publishing.
Thousands of Queensland students take on Earth Dialogues Challenge
15 June, 2006One out of 8,000 Queensland school students taking part in a comprehensive education program will have the opportunity to deliver a keynote address alongside Mikhail Gorbachev at Earth Dialogues Brisbane 2006: A World Forum for Resource Management and Sustainable Development.
Billboard company to sponsor Earth Dialogues Brisbane 2006
14 June, 2006A large Queensland billboard company is one of the major sponsors of the World Forum on the environment taking place in Brisbane in July this year.
World Environment Day 2006 Award winners
13 June, 2006The United Nations Association of Australia announced the winners in this year’s World Environment Day Awards at a gala presentation at Melbourne’s Grand Hyatt Hotel Rob Gell – Environmentalist and Victorian president of Greening Australia.
Online resource bank for sustainability issues
22 May, 2006The growing demand for high quality environmental information for training programs of all sorts has led to the development of a web-based search framework and resource.
Transformation needed to meet climate challenge
03 May, 2006 by Sue Salmon*Quite frankly, Sydney doesn't rate in terms of sustainability when compared to other cities around the world. That's why I was asked to prepare a report on an environmental leadership program for the City of Sydney
